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Time for a Return to Checks and Balances
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Time for a Return to Checks and Balances

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by on Jun 19, 2011 in Government & Politics
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In December, 2007, the Boston Globe published a Q&A with then-candidate Barack Obama in which the subject of Executive War Powers was addressed.  “In what circumstances, if any,” Charlie Savage asked, “would the president have constitutional authority to bomb Iran without seeking a use-of-force authorization from Congress?”  Mr. Obama’s answer was unequivocal in its condemnation […]

Libya and Rethinking Just War Theory
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Libya and Rethinking Just War Theory

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by on Apr 07, 2011 in Columnists, Government & Politics
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The military intervention in Libya by the United States and NATO offers new  evidence that the just war theory stands in need of rethinking. The theory is fine as far as it goes. The problem is it doesn’t go far enough. People who say the just war theory should be scrapped because modern warfare makes […]