The Supreme Court Shouldn’t Punt on This One
The Court needs to give the country a clear, final answer on Donald Trump’s eligibility for office.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. How the Government Lost Its Mind
Over the past 50 years, America has given up on the Enlightenment-era ideals of its Founders—and the country’s coronavirus disaster is the result.
Getty / The Atlantic Banish Trump to the Anticanon
A president’s behavior need not be precedent-setting.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Zoom Congress Is Perfectly Constitutional
A belief seems to persist among some on Capitol Hill that the Constitution requires members’ physical presence to do the nation’s business. This is false.
Library of Congress / Paul Spella / The Atlantic Law in War Isn’t as Irrelevant as People Fear
But it still should matter more than it does.
Tom Brenner / Reuters How Trump Is Warping the Military’s Place in the Constitutional Order
The country’s armed services can be an important check against lawlessness in the civilian executive. But correcting bad presidential policy is a job the Constitution leaves to Congress.
OLIVIER DOULIERY / Getty Foreign Policy Isn't Just Up To Trump
The president’s defenders argue that U.S. foreign policy is whatever he says it is. Trouble is, that’s not what the Constitution says.
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