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[From the Archives] Debunking Trump's Tariff Justifications, Part 2
National Security
17 hrs ago
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Charles Blanchard
[From the Archives] Debunking Trump's Tariff Justifications, Part 1
Increasing Manufacturing in the United States
Oct 22
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Charles Blanchard
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[From the Archives] Bait and Switch: How Trump's "Mass Deportation" Is Targeting People With Lawful Status
While I am on vacation, I am reposting some of my older post that most of my subscribers never saw, This one is sadly still very timely, with reports of…
Oct 20
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Charles Blanchard
Gone for a While
I won’t be posting any original content for the next week.
Oct 18
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Charles Blanchard
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An Exercise in Political Theater: Trump's Meaningless Order on Military Pay
In a previous post, I discussed the DoD transfer of $8 billion from R&D accounts to pay military personnel.
Oct 16
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Charles Blanchard
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The Pentagon Press Corps--including Fox and Newsmax--Resists
When I was General Counsel for the Army and Air Force, the first thing I would do in the morning was skim an aggregation of press clippings since I knew…
Oct 14
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Charles Blanchard
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The Trump-ordered Prosecution of His Enemies: Vindictive or Selective Prosecution Defense
The Washington Post today has an article noting that “President Donald Trump’s unprecedented effort to pressure the Justice Department into prosecuting…
Oct 13
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Folkways of Political Washington: The Fiscal Law Priesthood
The Trump Administration announced that they will be able to pay the next paycheck for military members by transferring $8 billion from the DoD R&D…
Oct 12
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Charles Blanchard
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Healthcare: Taking a Broader View on Reform of the U.S. Healthcare System
We are in the middle of a shut down because of a dispute about federal healthcare spending.
Oct 10
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Can States and Cities Refuse to Assist Federal Immigration Enforcement?
I have posted about the legal standards that govern the use of the National Guard, but the current conflict between the Trump Administration and several…
Oct 8
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Charles Blanchard
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What is Protected by the First Amendment (and What is Not)
There is lots of discussion about Free Speech in recent weeks—most of it based on very wrong assumptions about what is protected by the First Amendment.
Oct 7
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Were the Lethal Strikes Against Drug Boats Legal? (Part II)
In a previous post, I discussed the legality of the Trump Administration lethal attacks on Venezuelan drug boats, and noted that these strikes are only…
Oct 5
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Charles Blanchard
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