As Senate Republicans move to block President Trump from advancing his renewed push to assert American control over Greenland, the moment is more than a routine intraparty disagreement. It reveals a deeper fault line running through American politics: the difference between raw power and rightly ordered authority. At stake is not merely an unconventional foreign…
War Powers, Warning, and the Weight of Authority
The renewed debate over presidential war powers, sparked by Vice President J.D. Vance’s dismissal of the War Powers Resolution as “fake” and unconstitutional, exposes more than a technical disagreement about statutes. It reveals a deeper conflict over authority, restraint, and accountability in the exercise of force. At stake is not merely how wars are authorized,…
Power, Precedent, and the Perils of Unilateral Force: The High-Risk Gamble of Capturing Maduro
The U.S. military strike on Venezuela and the announced capture of Nicolás Maduro mark one of the most dramatic assertions of American power in the Western Hemisphere in decades. The operation will likely stand alongside the most consequential unilateral interventions of the modern era, not only because of its immediate tactical audacity but because of…
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