America’s early leaders were worried not only about demagogues like Donald Trump, but about the rise of an antidemocratic, ...

In January of 1973, just days after Johnson died of a heart attack, a newly reelected Nixon announced plans to terminate the ...

Without an independent judiciary, the Constitution would be no match for Donald Trump’s authoritarian impulses.

Vice President JD Vance, Elon Musk and others in the Trump administration are openly challenging the centuries-old power of ...

MAGA American among us must admit: Donald Trump holds sway over our times. Having dominated our politics for eight years, and ...

Once the Constitution was ratified, advocates and jurists argued primarily from its text. Gienapp's treatment of Alexander Hamilton is emblematic of this mistake. He cites Hamilton's famous line ...

Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...

President Joe Biden sounded the alarm as he prepared to leave the White House. Speaking to the American people from the Oval ...

Doomscrolling scenarios like a Trump third term won’t happen. But what if this administration defies court orders?

Some are thrilled by the number of executive actions. Others see it as executive overreach. What is a U.S. president really ...