Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

A Presidential Primer on the Rule of Law

There are rules that apply to everyone, even the head of the executive branch.

May 29, 2020 at 11:30 AM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

Time to revisit the take care clause. — Time to revisit the take care clause.
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Donald Trump is constantly claiming powers he doesn’t actually have while ignoring those he’s entitled to. That’s the theme of an excellent Jill Colvin story: