President Donald Trump's plan to close East Potomac Golf Course for 15 months ignores a federal court order, testing whether judicial commands are binding mandates or mere requests.
By Adele Rutherford ·
The administration blew past a judicial deadline to stop airing promotional ads funded by shifted tax dollars, proving that executive shortcuts reduce the separation of powers to an advisory opinion.
By Adele Rutherford ·
In my years in the Foreign Service, I learned that the most dangerous thing a government can do is confuse firmness with theater.
By Tom Beckwith ·