Articles by Eleanor Stratton

With a brief, temporary order, the Supreme Court today allowed President Trump to fire a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. This single personnel decision, however, is merely the opening shot in what is poised to become one of the most significant constitutional battles in modern...

This is a lesson in civic virtue. Before a crowd of tens of thousands in a vast stadium, a grieving widow stepped to a podium to eulogize her assassinated husband. In a nation raw with political division and primed for a call to vengeance, she offered something far more radical, and far more...

The United States Congress has many complex duties, but its most fundamental, most essential responsibility is to fund the government it creates. This is the bedrock of its power. Today, in a remarkable display of political brinkmanship, the Senate has formally chosen to fail at that task,...

As a nation prepares to mourn the assassination of one political leader, its security apparatus is in a frantic, high-stakes race to protect the President from becoming the next victim. President Trump is scheduled to speak at a massive stadium memorial for Charlie Kirk, and federal law enforcement...

A late-night television set in Hollywood is dark tonight. The show was not canceled for low ratings or a lack of talent. It was pulled from the air just hours after a direct and public threat from one of the most powerful regulatory officials in Washington. The suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel...

Two high school boys in Virginia have been formally labeled “sexual harassers” by their school district. Their offense was not a physical act, nor was it a pattern of targeted bullying. Their offense was to complain to each other about a biological female who identifies as transgender being...

In the tense quiet of a federal courtroom, the trial of a would-be presidential assassin pivoted to a single, crucial piece of evidence: the rifle found in the woods. An FBI firearms expert took the witness stand, and his clinical, technical testimony would provide the most chilling and...

Trump’s DOJ Declares War on “Hate Speech,” Sparking a First Amendment Firestorm

The Department of Justice has drawn a new and constitutionally perilous line in the sand. In a major policy announcement, Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to more aggressively investigate and charge individuals for “hate speech,” particularly when it is directed...

A county prosecutor stepped to a podium in Utah on Tuesday, and with a series of formal charges, began the long, slow work of justice. This seemingly routine legal step, however, was a moment of immense constitutional significance. It marked the end of a chaotic manhunt and the beginning of the...

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates for First Time This Year

For the first time in years, the central bank of the United States has cut its benchmark interest rate, signaling a major shift in economic policy. But this was not just an economic decision; it was the culmination of a long and brutal political war waged by the President against the independence...

In the digital age, is a fair trial still possible? As a nation reels from the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a suspect has been arrested, and within hours, the internet has been flooded with a toxic storm of conflicting and often completely fabricated “facts” about who he is. This is not just...

Twelve ordinary citizens have just taken an oath in a Florida courtroom. Their task is one of the most profound and difficult duties in a republic: to sit in judgment of a man accused of attempting to assassinate the President of the United States. With a jury now seated, the federal trial of Ryan...

Can twelve impartial Americans still be found? In a Florida courtroom this week, that question has become the central, agonizing challenge in the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate the President. As dozens of potential jurors are dismissed for their passionate and unshakeable...

The American dream of homeownership is slipping out of reach for millions, crushed by skyrocketing prices and a severe housing shortage. As a bipartisan group in Congress slowly works on a traditional legislative solution, the White House is now floating a far more radical and constitutionally...

It is a familiar ritual in Washington D.C. A sitting Vice President, just seven months into a new term, is asked about his future ambitions. He gives the expected, coy answer, insisting he is focused only on “the current job.” But beneath this familiar political dance, a profound constitutional...

An ICE agent is on patrol in Southern California. In a split second, they must decide whether to stop and interrogate a person based on a handful of factors. Can they consider the language a person is speaking, their apparent ethnicity, or the fact that they are near a day-labor pickup spot? The...

A single, explosive page from a book, hidden for years within the private estate of Jeffrey Epstein, has now been released to the world by a congressional committee. The page contains a bizarre, typewritten note to Epstein, signed with a name that appears to be “Donald.” This is not the end of...

“I love the smell of deportations in the morning.” With these words, posted to social media alongside an image of himself against the Chicago skyline, the President of the United States has declared his intention for a new crackdown on an American city. The meme goes on to warn that Chicago...

The nation’s most powerful gun rights organization, long seen as a monolithic force in conservative politics, has just found itself in a surprising and constitutionally significant position. It is now standing in opposition to a potential new policy from its closest political ally, the Trump...

The fate of over a million people from Haiti and Venezuela, who have built lives in the United States for years under a legal program called Temporary Protected Status, now hangs in the balance. A federal judge has just blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate their legal status, a...