In researching my current project on the Aaron Burr Conspiracy of 1805-07, I found the following declaration by Mr. Burr, in a letter to his daughter. Of all races of…

Totally by accident, I discovered that C-SPAN 3 showed at 8 this evening the tape of my appearance before the National Constitution Center last month, concerning my book, Impeached: The…

I weighed in on whether Judge Jay Bybee of Nevada should be impeached for his authorship of the torture memoranda, and have unleashed some serious anger.  What do you think?

A bank investigation in New York has been mired in a dispute over federalism — the constitutional doctrine Americans invented but use only when convenient — all the way to…

So, I’m at the Cincinnati History Museum (a semi-cool converted train station), researching the Aaron Burr conpsiracy of 1805-07, only to discover:   — It’s sleeting in Cincinnati, with the…

With the forced resignation of GM CEO Richard Wagoner, President Obama is channeling Ronald Reagan.  I bet it will work.  There’s a lot of nattering over the Wagoner putsch, Is…

Authors aren’t supposed to be too enthusiastic about used bookstores, since no royalties accrue on the sale of used volumes, but I am delighted to offer a preview of the…

Much of New Jersey’s history — real and mythic — revolves around violence.  Yesterday I explored some of that tradition with the redoubtable Jim Clifford, attorney and history enthusiast extraordinaire. …

The impeachment of Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois sharpened my curiosity:  How many other state chief executives have fallen afoul of the constitutional impeachment mechanism.  Most news stories claimed that…

The case of Ali Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri will provide an early test of the extent to which President Obama is prepared to stand by the rule of law in the…