Donald Trump's Unjust and Unconstitutional War

Why Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Unconstitutional

The large-scale U.S. military attack on Iran (undertaken in collaboration with Israel) is blatantly unconstitutional, even if its wisdom and morality are more debatable. Article I of the Constitution gives Congress the exclusive power to declare war. One can debate the extent to which presidents can initiate relatively small-scale military actions, and such debates have raged for decades. But this attack is obviously large enough to qualify as a…

Donald Trump's Unjust and Unconstitutional War

Over the past weekend, some apologists for President Donald Trump's recently ordered attacks on Iran argued that because Trump's plans call for a quick strike, the attacks do not constitute a war. George Orwell is vindicated yet again. These apologists believe that calling a war something else means it is…

Iran war is all about Trump’s machismo

All his life, the president has wanted to be seen as the ultimate alpha male.

Trump’s Iran war is grounds for impeachment, according to the Constitution

Prior to the American Revolution, the power over war and foreign affairs was lodged in the executive branch. European monarchs decided when to commit their countries to wars and military incursions. In countries such as Great Britain with representative assemblies, elected officials could withhold funds if they disapproved of a foreign adventure, but there their power ended. The Founding Fathers rejected the European model. Our first charter of …