By any measure, the War Powers Act has failed to constrain presidential warmaking. A simpler step would be to stop funding wars.
The Useless War Powers Act
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Trump’s Iran Aggression Deserves Full-Throated Opposition
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The Conservatism of Impeachment
Impeachment may be necessary, even noble. Yet we don’t need to merely restore our political order — we need to overturn it.