Institutional impediments prevent military lawyers at tactical units from serving as bulwarks against military misuse.

The Trump administration’s firings threaten the procedural due-process rights of individuals who appear before adjudicatory agencies.

Geographic barriers to AI expertise threaten progress. A national strategy for diffusing AI knowledge may be essential.

I asked Winston Churchill.

Why have the heavens not darkened?

A new executive order deploys a contested theory of presidential authority—and uses it to target the public servants responsible for conducting America’s foreign relations.

The Patel-Bongino era at the FBI

Firing military leaders for perceived disloyalty is often part of a strategy to consolidate regime power—even as it weakens the military.

The failure of the agreement to provide Ukraine with security guarantees should be remedied as part of ceasefire negotiations.

Trump’s attempts to fire Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger threaten a crucial guardrail in the civil service system.