The Supreme Court’s ruling (in Learning Resources, Inc v. Trump) that President Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs is illegal evoked a range of responses from optimistic to pessimistic to pragmatic. Writing in The New York Times, David French opined that the decision “…may prove to be the most important Supreme Court decision this century.” French believes this may be the case because “the court blocked a monumental presidential power grab — one so big and so … [Read more...]
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Frank blogs regularly for the Huffington Post and writes occasional columns and articles for publications such as the International Business Times and The Economic Times of India.
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Trump, Iran, and limits of presidential power
Wars have long been the ultimate test of American presidential power, and the most dangerous arena for overreach. They are unpredictable, costly, and resistant to control. What begins as a display of strength can quickly become a source of vulnerability. That pattern is beginning to emerge in the US’s ongoing conflict with Iran, both in how the war was initiated and how it is now unfolding. The current occupant of the White House may now be confronting that reality. Indications are … [Read more...]
The Pursuit Of Happiness In America
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. — Declaration of Independence One of the reasons for the founding of our nation was to enable its people to engage in the pursuit of happiness. Through the centuries and decades since, the progress made in that pursuit has varied from individual to individual and group to … [Read more...]
Common Sense, Common Ground, Common Good
A government of our own is our natural right; and when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he will become convinced, that it is infinitely wiser and safer, to form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate manner, while we have it in our power, than to trust such an interesting event to time and chance. — Common Sense, Thomas Paine In January 1776, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published helping colonists find Common … [Read more...]
The Declaration of Independence: Revolution. Evolution.
On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The journey toward this historic milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect on our nation’s past, honor the contributions of all Americans, and look ahead toward the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond. Those are the opening lines on the home page of the official website of the U.S. Semiquincentennial … [Read more...]
Word Of The Year: Wrecking Ball
Wrecking ball. That is our word of the year for 2025. We chose wrecking ball because Donald Trump and his allies used it as their primary tool throughout the year. The most visible evidence of their employing a wrecking ball was in the demolition of the East Wing of the White House. The destruction of the East Wing was not an isolated incident, however. It was representative of the Trumpian approach to governing this time around. As Katrin Bennhold of the New … [Read more...]
A Holiday Prayer For A Turning Point In America
“We just need every single person in this country to think about where we are and where we want to be. “To ask ourselves, ‘Is this it? Is this what 250 years has wrought on us?’” “I pray that that’s not the case.” Spencer Cox, Governor of Utah We join Governor Cox in praying, as he did in his statement made after political influencer and activist Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10. In this holiday season, we pray that this is a turning … [Read more...]
The Truth About Cancel Culture
Over the past decade or so, the term “cancel culture,” and its traveling companion “woke,” have been used by some on the right to label and vilify those on the left who have spoken out and taken actions contrary to their perspective. Media coverage has disclosed that there are some on the right who employ cancel culture tactics. Truth be told, they are much better practitioners of the cancel culture than those on the left. We made this point in a 2021 blog titled, “Do We Have … [Read more...]
MAGA vs America First threatens Trump’s agenda
Nearly 10 months after returning him to the White House, Donald Trump’s MAGA coalition is beginning to show signs of strain. For the first time, the President, who kept his movement unified through four years out of power, is struggling to constrain divisions within his own ranks. A growing and diverse group of right-wing pundits, activists, and lawmakers is now challenging key elements of his agenda, emphasising America First. Trump’s MAGA movement was born in June 2015, when he rode … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Thoughts on Our Divided Nation
On this Thanksgiving Day, the concept of a united and unified America seems an alien one. In fact, it is almost impossible to contemplate. That is a line from our 2016 Thanksgiving Thoughts on Our Divided Nation blog. In our 2020 Thanksgiving Thoughts on our Divided Nation blog, we stated: How many times greater is that divide in 2020? It is unquantifiable. It is fair to say though that the divide is a chasm and the width and depth of that chasm is … [Read more...]