Last month was the 10th anniversary of the opening of the “war on terror” prison at Guantánamo, and as this year progresses it is appropriate to remember that there will be other grim 10-year anniversaries to note. This week, one of those 10-year anniver

Mike Kepka / The Chronicle David Addington, owner of the Warfield Theatre, had to file for bankruptcy before his Mid-Market dreams came true. David Addington came to San Francisco in 2003 with big plans and ideas, and the money and gumption to try them.

My new “Think Again” column is called “Charles Murray and the Power of Mainstream Media Amnesia” and it’s here. My new Nation column is called “Sheldon Adelson and the End of American Anti-Semitism” and it’s here. And I did a Daily Beast column called “T

People are justified in being outraged about President Barack Obama’s new rule requiring health insurance plans to offer free birth control to women, says David Addington, former chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney. “The Patient Protection and

AEI’s Jonah Goldberg on Syria and the Russia-China veto of the U.N. resolution: “The whole thing stinks from the top down. The Security Council isn’t a democratic entity; it’s based on brute force. Russia and China became permanent members when they were

“It‘s not the government’s business to make any church or any religion ‘modernize’ …there is no permissible way the government can do this, according to our Constitution,” Rush Limbaugh said during his Tuesday radio broadcast. Limbaugh, who believes the

In conformity with the obligations undertaken. By early January 2002, lawyers for the White House and the Defense Department had ginned up an argument they reckoned they could sell with a reasonably straight face, both to their superiors in the Bush Admi

It has not even been two years since Obamacare was enacted, and already the President’s health care law has taken another victim — the religious freedoms Americans hold dear, as reflected by the First Amendment. The United States Conference of Catholic B

Instead of moaning and groaning about the unconstitutionality of these recess-nonrecess appointments why doesn’t someone bring suit? Or more to the point, why not request an injunction? IANAL so would one of you lawyer types (Orin?) please discuss/answer

He believes the president is empowered to spy, torture, and kill, but that he can only temporarily appoint with permission. What if he's right? What if the Bush Administration lawyers were right? What if the president really does possess the authority u

January 11, 2012, marks the 10th anniversary of the arrival of the first detainees at the U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo Bay—the first of what would be nearly 800 prisoners to cycle through the camp. One hundred and seventy one are still there. De

(Photo courtesy of Heritage Foundation) Back when he was Vice President Cheney’s legal adviser and chief of staff, David Addington was a shadowy figure, someone who rarely if ever spoke to the press — and certainly not for quotation. In 2006, U.S. News a

By Daniel Ruth , Times Columnist Tampa Bay Times In Print: Friday, December 23, 2011 President Barack Obama could bring peace to the Middle East, persuade Pakistan, North Korea and Russia to get rid of their nukes, solve the European debt crisis, lower t

This post contains spoilers for the entire first season of Showtime’s Homeland. Be warned. The war on terror has made America sick, and accepting a cure will kill us. The finale of the first season of Showtime was full of philosophical debates. And it en

In case you’re not keeping track, it has been nearly 1,000 days since the United States Senate passed a budget. Meanwhile, America’s fiscal nightmare keeps growing, and those on the left—including Members of the Senate—keep advocating for even more spend

Wackjob right wing media manufactures imaginary story – check. Story designed to activate reptilian fight-or-flight response in reality-challenged Fox News audience – check. Conservative columnist David Frum, who was speechwriter for former President Geo

Another pair of dueling bills failed in the Senate Thursday as Democrats keep up the pressure on Republicans to break ranks and support a payroll tax cut for workers paid for largely by imposing a modest surtax on income over $1 million. Though most GOP

Monday November 28, 2011, 12:19 am As I said after the last Republican debate I did not watch as I was sleeping, and by the time I learned enough about what happened to be chagrined, it was no longer breaking news. Many of the questioners were Bush Regi

Michael A. Cohen is the author of Live from the Campaign Trail: The Greatest Presidential Campaign Speeches of the Twentieth Century and How They Shaped Modern America. Last Tuesday night was the tenth Republican presidential debate this year and the