administration – Douglas V. Gibbs

The Potomac Spill and the Politics of Permission

By Douglas V. Gibbs The sewage spill in the Potomac River should have been a straightforward matter of both state...

By Douglas V. Gibbs Demonstrations in Iran continue after the collapse of Iran’s currency and long-standing public discontent. Widespread strikes...

By Douglas V. Gibbs The question is simple: Does the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 statute, authorize...

By Douglas V. Gibbs President George Washington warned in his 1796 Farewell Address about the danger of foreign entanglements. He...

By Douglas V. Gibbs For months, the world was told Gaza was on the brink of famine. Headlines screamed of...

By Douglas V. Gibbs A couple months back, The New York Times published a piece titled, “Historians See Autocratic Playbook...

By Douglas V. Gibbs First thing’s first. SNAP is unconstitutional. The federal government has no authority to be involved in...

By Douglas V. Gibbs Judge James Boasberg was nominated by President Barack Obama. He is the chief judge of the...

By Douglas V. Gibbs After 40 days of gridlock, furloughs, and mounting political pressure, the federal government appears poised to...

By Douglas V. Gibbs In court cases that make it to the United States Supreme Court, an argument you...