Time for President Biden to push emergency powers reform June 16, 2022 | Richard Gephardt, Gary Hart and Mark Medish | The Hill The Jan. 6 Committee hearings that began last week will highlight the many ways in which Donald…
America’s Post-Roe Constitutional Abyss The states’ rights theory embraced by slaveholding states before the US Civil War and later used to defend racial segregation is again threatening civil rights and the underpinnings of the American state. The doctrine is part…
Supporting local election officials will help protect our democracy | Opinion May 6, 2022 | Mary B. McCord and Ari Mittleman | Pennsylvania Capital-Star The very foundation of our democracy has been tested over the last two years. It has…
Opinion: Most Americans don’t know about these secret presidential powers May 4, 2022 | William S. Cohen and Gary Hart | CNN The January 6 House Select Committee is steadily peeling back the layers of deceit and deception practiced by…
The Card a Republican House Can Play That Turns Us Into a House of Cards | Opinion May 2, 2022 | Tom Rogers and Timothy E. Wirth | Newsweek We wrote a column early in 2020 describing how Donald Trump…
Big tech companies defend their hands-off approach to their platforms by arguing that they’re defending free speech. Geoffrey Stone, professor at the University of Chicago Law School; and Mary McCord, professor at Georgetown Law, join The Atlantic’s Rebecca Rosen for…
Ending Ukraine’s Tragedy While Russian President Vladimir Putin is solely responsible for the war in Ukraine, all parties must be realistic about what an achievable endgame could look like. If the path of negotiation is open, a peace settlement should…
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/Z2fHPINw-Jw”][vc_column_text] Featuring Mary McCord, Keep Our…
Congress Can and Should Address the Threat from Unauthorized Paramilitary Activity January 24, 2022 | Mary McCord | Just Security A year after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the United States remains politically and culturally polarized. Recent…
Poll confirms Americans deeply divided on election issues January 18, 2022 | Scott LaMar | WITF A poll by Muhlenberg College and Keep Our Republic finds that Pennsylvanians continue to be polarized when it comes to elections and voting. Perhaps…