What are you? I bet most of the time you feel like an I not a we, a single unified being, or at least you’re most comfortable when you feel like that, not being of two minds. Doubt is a splintering ...

It also includes checks and balances to ensure that no branch becomes too powerful. Presidents can veto legislation that they don’t agree with. Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote by ...

Editor: One of the things I have always respected about traditional conservatism is its insistence on limited government, checks and balances, and the idea that no leader—no matter how popular—should ...

Ben Franklin warned that we had “a republic if you can keep it.” And the phrase that famous baseball announcer Mel Allen used to respond to a well struck ball headed for a home run — “Going, going, ...

The Constitution’s checks and balances are not dead yet. Many federal agencies have taken to imposing fines without a jury trial. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that this violates the ...

Bruce Springsteen said, “The last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed are the people, you and me. It’s in the union of people around a common set of values now ...

The already-forgotten-but-not-yet-gone Kevin McCarthy shared some thoughts on threats to our democracy with Bob Costa on "Face the Nation." McCarthy is unworried about Trump's authoritarian ambitions.

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