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The intelligence bureaucracy still looks remarkably apolitical.

Elections are the one context in which Congress has been clear that otherwise broad authorities are not generally available to the president.

 Newly unearthed work by the famed theologian Reinhold Niebuhr presages many of today’s debates on media and its role in molding the fate of American democracy.

A conversation with journalist Arzu Geybulla.

The last hundred days of the Trump presidency—if that’s the period we’re in—gives rise to a number of distinct concerns about the excesses of an lame-duck president of an unconventional disposition.

Returning to this question helps clarify the stakes as the country decides whether to grant Trump a second term.

When does customary international law permit an adversary to attack the U.S. in a neutral defense partner's territory?

Surveying the wide array of groups and ideologies that have emerged over the last few years.

The FBI punishes employees who criticize Donald Trump on its devices, but not those who praise him or criticize other presidential candidates.

There are no plausible benign explanations for Trump’s conduct here. Even three days before the election, people should care.

The prospect is a nightmare for the intelligence services.

The Second Amendment doesn’t offer cover to bring a gun to the polls, nor to use one to intimidate voters.