HuffingtonPost – September 8, 1974. It’s not a date that rings a bell for most of us, but it’s a day that came to define an entire Presidency. President Gerald Ford issued a sweeping pardon to Richard Nixon that day, absolving him of all of his crimes, and ensuring he’d never face the music for…
QZ – It’s no secret that little love is lost between US president Donald Trump and the mainstream American press. CNN, BuzzFeed, The New York Times, Vanity Fair—few big-name titles have escaped the wrath of the Donald, who, measurably more so than his predecessors, is acutely sensitive to criticism lobbed from the Fourth Estate. “Fake news”…
Impeach for Peace – Trump’s bombing of Syria was an impeachable offense. Many people reading this may be irritated by this conclusion, but it is inescapable. Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the United States Constitution forbids presidents from committing acts of war without first getting congressional approval (unless there is an imminent threat to…
