Kenova report: Freddie Scappaticci was taken on holiday by handlers to avoid police questioning

The British army took its prized agent Freddie Scappaticci on holiday with the knowledge of MI5 despite knowing he was wanted ...

Hamilton: America's system of checks and balances needs attention

President Donald Trump has challenged our system of checks and balances. He shows little appreciation for Congress and the ...
The EconomistOpinion

Checks and Balance newsletter: Don’t count on Congress to restrain Donald Trump

Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief, on the president’s efforts to stretch America’s war powers—and lawmakers’ ...
The RepublicOpinion

Our system of checks and balances needs attention

Checks and balances are essential to our representative democracy. Under our system of government, the legislative, executive ...
NYU School of Law

Constitutional experts take the temperature of checks and balances

At an NYU Law Forum on October 22, former government officials and constitutional law scholars examined the current state of ...
The Fulcrum on MSNOpinion

Congress Dormant, Courts Undermined: Why America's Checks and Balances Are in Crisis

The new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution, provides a special opportunity to learn why our nation's founders ...