The American Presidency Wasn’t Built for Men This Old
Should the country have an upper-limit age restriction on those seeking its highest office?
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Pogonici / Shutterstock / The Atlantic A Trial Without Witnesses Is No Trial at All
The process requires a critical evaluation of disputed facts or legal issues. That’s the whole point.
Mary Calvert / Reuters No Wonder the Impeachment Trial Is Such a Mess
The country is getting a high-profile lesson in the muddling of law and politics.
Michael A. McCoy / Reuters The Legal Questions Still Unanswered by Trump’s Impeachment
What exactly is abuse of power? And, for that matter, what is “obstruction of Congress”?
Tom Brenner / Reuters The Weaponization of Impeachment
America’s political leaders like to talk a big game about proper constitutional conduct and high-minded principles, but the history of impeachment reveals that partisanship is a more powerful motivator.
Joshua Roberts / Reuters Impeachment Wasn’t Always This Fair
For more than half of the country’s history, potential impeachment defendants had wildly different rights from the ones they have today.
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