Pierre Atlas: Senators, your duty is to the Constitution
Many Republican members of the legislative branch are acting as if their job is to protect the leader of the executive branch.
Many Republican members of the legislative branch are acting as if their job is to protect the leader of the executive branch.
Israel’s Arab minority does not enjoy the same socioeconomic opportunities or civic equality with the Jewish majority.
While the Constitution guarantees a right to firearms ownership, no right is absolute, not even the right to bear arms.”
Major cities in every European country I have visited have some sort of light rail and are connected to one another by train.
Gun-free zones are considered to be “soft targets.” Deranged shooters are attracted to them because they will be able to get their 15 minutes of fame before they are stopped.
The purpose of the census is not to divide citizen from non-citizen, but to count every person.
People who commit domestic violence, make public threats of violence, or demonstrate suicidal tendencies should, with due process, be disarmed.
I could never bring myself to call him by his first name. To me, he will always be “Sen. Lugar.”
We have formal separation of powers and constitutional checks and balances, a republican form of government that was designed to restrain the passions of the majority.
Sweden is a prime example of the hybrid political-economic system known as the social democratic welfare state.
I could sum up my disgust after reading Pierre Atlas’ IBJ column [“It’s about how you play the game,” Feb. 8] in a single sentence, but then I would be discounted as just another “Trumper.” Donald Trump had no reason to take this job, except for the fact that the country was moving toward socialism […]
Congressional members of the party Trump now leads have largely abdicated their duty to protect our constitutional system.
The summer retreat for men and women is also an opportunity to network, make deals.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has repeatedly described Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana as a mentor on foreign policy issues and may offer him a place in his administration.