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War Powers: The True History of James Madison, the Constitution and the War of 1812

September 24, 2024 History / James Madison 0

By: Mike Maharrey   In the early years of the United States under the Constitution, James Madison made one of the most compelling constitutional arguments against unilateral presidential war powers. Through ...

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War Powers: The True History of John Adams and the Quasi-War with France

By: Mike Maharrey     Many people believe presidents have a great deal of authority to make unilateral decisions about war without the approval of Congress. To support this conclusion, they ...

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4 Founders on the President and War Powers under the Constitution

By: Michael Boldin A lot of “experts” want you to believe that under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution the executive branch rarely – if ever – needs to ...

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