The Russia Connection
Steve Bannon Speaks the T-Word
Jonathan Rauch Mon, Jan 8, 2018, 12:30 PM
By broaching the T-word, Steve Bannon has done the country a favor.
Jonathan Rauch is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and National Journal and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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Intelligence Oversight
In Praise of the Intelligence Oversight Process: Our New Anti-Populist Paper
Jonathan Rauch, Benjamin Wittes Wed, Jun 28, 2017, 2:51 PM
Years ago, when Lawfare was still in its infancy, the two of us made an entirely serious video (well, maybe not entirely serious) for YouTube about the emergent problem of abusive internet comments. Entitled "Comment or Vote," it proposed a constitutional amendment to deprive of the franchise anyone who left a comment on any website. For some time after we posted it, until it was finally removed, the first comment on the YouTube site read: "You guys are faggots." No, we're not making that up.
Executive Branch
Impeaching Trump is a Heavy Lift
Jonathan Rauch Sat, Jun 17, 2017, 5:00 PM
If President Nixon's impeachment provides any guidance, it would take a long time for Congress to remove President Trump from office.
Donald Trump
Containing Trump
Jonathan Rauch Wed, Feb 8, 2017, 1:00 PM
In the new (March) issue of The Atlantic, and with the help of Lawfare editors Jack Goldsmith and Benjamin Wittes, I take up the question of how the damage might be mitigated if President Trump proves to be either authoritarian enough or impulsive and vindictive enough to threaten the integrity of core democratic institutions and norms.