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Why We Need a Commission on Presidential Power
We should not look upon presidential lawlessness as if it were an odd aberration of the Bush years.
March 26, 2009 | By Bruce Ackerman | web only

The Great Repudiator?
If history is any guide, the next four years will be shaped by how Obama confronts the Bush administration's abuses of power.
November 5, 2008 | By Bruce Ackerman and Gerard Magliocca | web only

Fixing the System Obama Broke
We need a fundamentally different way of allocating public funds to political candidates.
July 3, 2008 | By Bruce Ackerman and Ian Ayres | web only

An Inheritance for All
Hillary Clinton's support for baby bonds is one of the boldest ideas we've seen so far in the campaign -- and it could be funded by reinstating the federal estate tax.
October 4, 2007 | By Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott | web only

The Half-Trillion Dollar Solution
Want to end the Iraq war? Place a hard and fixed limit on the president's war appropriations.
February 27, 2007 | By Bruce Ackerman and David Wu | web only

We Answer to the Name of Liberals
A response to Tony Judt, and a manifesto for liberals in the waning Bush era.
October 22, 2006 | By Bruce Ackerman and Todd Gitlin

We Answer to the Name of Liberals
From the November print issue: A response to Tony Judt, and a manifesto for liberals in the waning Bush era.
October 18, 2006 | By Bruce Ackerman and Todd Gitlin | web only

In Case of Emergency
Scared to think of what the government's response to another terrorist strike would be? Before the next attack, we should act to create a new legal framework for federal emergency powers.
August 18, 2006 | By Bruce Ackerman | web only

If Washington Blows Up
Think the unthinkable: It's 2009, and our government is decapitated in a terrorist attack. Who will become Speaker? Who'll sit on the Supreme Court? And as for the presidency …
February 20, 2006 | By Bruce Ackerman

The Constitutional Moment That Wasn't
We seem to have avoided a historic Supreme Court revolution -- for now.
September 21, 2005 | By Bruce Ackerman | web only

High Court, High Stakes
On morality, regulation, and privacy, the right seeks a Supreme Court revolution. Senate hearings have one job: to block it.
July 17, 2005 | By Bruce Ackerman

Cheney's Betrayal
Forgotten in the filibuster debate: the vice president's unconstitutional decision not to follow Senate rules.
May 23, 2005 | By Bruce Ackerman | web only

Letter to the Editor
Two law professors argue over the right way to swear in judges on a military commission.
October 15, 2004 | By Bruce Ackerman and Ronald D. Rotunda | web only

Oath of Offense
These four experts should know better than to swear to Donald Rumsfeld.
October 6, 2004 | By Bruce Ackerman | web only

The Rumsfeld Oath
Forget the Constitution: The civilians reviewing the findings of the Guantanamo tribunals swear only to the defense secretary.
September 29, 2004 | By Bruce Ackerman | web only

Like Father, Like Son
Who was the first president to malign his opponent in a renomination speech? Bush Senior.
September 14, 2004 | By Bruce Ackerman | web only

The Last Word
States of Emergency
August 13, 2004 | By Bruce Ackerman

For a Smarter Public, Deliberation Day
January 1, 2004 | By Bruce Ackerman and James Fishkin

System Down
McCain-Feingold helped doom the current model of public financing for campaigns. Fixing it will take some imagination.
December 12, 2003 | By Bruce Ackerman and Ian Ayres | web only

Fear Itself
The Yale explosion and our culture of dread
June 3, 2003 | By Bruce Ackerman | web only

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