DID YOU KNOW?: RUSSIANS UNIMPRESSED BY DEMOCRACY
In a recent survey conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org, only 16 percent of Russians said it was “important to live in a country governed by a democracy.” By contrast, 72 percent of Americans, 70...
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Arab Spring ends with two constitutions possible in Egypt
After a tense weekend in Egypt, the country is faced with the prospect of two parliaments and two constitutions, as many people in the trouble nation see the Arab Spring as a distant memory. In...
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What would George do? An historical response to modern foreign entanglements
The recent tragedy at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya has reignited the debate over American involvement in the region. But how would have our first President, George Washington, handled the...
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Living dangerously in a second nuclear age
Many academic conferences and government panels have been convened this year to recall the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. This was the most dangerous crisis of the Cold War, and...
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Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton: The bipartisan odd couple
They weren’t exactly Felix and Oscar from Neil Simon’s play The Odd Couple, but Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton became confidants in the early 1990s in a remarkable presidential friendship. When...
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Margaret Thatcher’s place among historic female leaders
The passing of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher on Monday has sparked talk about her trailblazing role as a woman who was an active global leader. Thatcher visits the U.S. in 1981....
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Can President Obama influence the public debate on drone attacks?
President Barack Obama has agreed to shift control of fatal drone attacks from the CIA to the military. But will this step, and a high-profile speech, change the public debate about the...
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Constitution Check: Will drone policy be tested in court?
Lyle Denniston looks at the latest turn in a lawsuit over the deaths of three American citizens killed by drones as part of the war on terrorism. THE STATEMENTS AT ISSUE: “Since 2009, the United...
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Japan edging closer to constitutional changes with weekend elections
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seems poised for a big win in elections this weekend as his ruling party is closer to a controversial goal: rewriting its American-based constitution to allow for an...
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China official newspaper slams the U.S. Constitution as undemocratic
An official newspaper of China’s government says the U.S. Constitution doesn’t promote democracy and freedom, even as that nation is trying to clamp down on a debate about China’s own constitution. Xi...
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Constitution Daily Update: Egypt situation impacting Washington, different...
The rapidly deteriorating situation in Egypt is having implications in Washington; and could the Supreme Court pass on a major case coming up in its new term? Campaigning in Cairo, 2010 (Al Jazeera...
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U.S. in policy bind as democracy falters in Egypt
President Barack Obama is cancelling military exercises with Egypt in reaction to violence between Egypt’s military-backed government and Muslim Brotherhood supporters. But the President now faces...
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Constitution Daily Update: Mubarak to be freed, Christie signs controversial law
The situation in Egypt will have another potential player as news broke today that former leader Hosni Mubarak could be freed from prison; also, another twist in the saga of Pennsylvania’s Voter ID...
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Zuckerberg’s “Internet as a human right” faces policy barriers
Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is leading a drive to give almost everyone in the world access to the Internet. But such a lofty goal comes with questions abroad and in the United States that...
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Constitution Daily Update: Boehner’s latest gambit; a global threat to...
John Boehner is moving forward with the September budget fight; President Obama talks politics and pets; Al Gore makes a claim about a new hurricane scale. Items To Watch...
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Syria situation heats up the War Powers debate
Reports continue to indicate that President Obama will ask the United States military to launch a limited strike on Syria. But is such an action legal or constitutional within the War Powers Resolution...
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Why the War Powers Resolution isn’t a key factor in the Syria situation
In this commentary, Robert F. Turner from the University of Virginia School of Law says President Obama clearly has the constitutional power to launch missile strikes at Syria without congressional...
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Syria vote added to September log jam in Congress
President Barack Obama’s decision to ask for congressional approval about actions against Syria will add another obstacle to Washington gridlock in September. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid now...
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Scorecard: Where 16 public figures stand on the Syria debate
The constitutional and political debate over U.S. military actions in Syria has included a wide range of comments from public figures, from President Obama to Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly. Here’s a rundown...
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President Obama’s Middle East bait and switch
Bruce Ackerman from Yale Law says President Obama’s “limited” strikes are just the prelude to massive intervention in the Middle East. And Congress shouldn’t fall for it. President Barack Obama’s...
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