Andrew P. Napolitano
Articles by Andrew P. Napolitano
Did Donald Trump change his mind about domestic spying?
Late last week, Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, repeated his public observations that members of the intelligence community — particularly the CIA, the NSA and the intelligence division of the FBI — are not trustworthy with the nation's intelligence secrets. Because he has a security clearance at the "top secret" level and knows how others who have access to secrets have used and abused them, his allegations are extraordinary. Published January 17, 2018
To Trump: Preserve, protect, defend the Constitution as written
Hidden beneath the controversy stirred up last week by the publication of a book called "Fire and Fury," a highly critical insider's view of the Trump White House that the president has not only denounced on national television but also tried to prevent from being published and distributed, are the efforts of the Trump administration and congressional leadership to bypass the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. Published January 10, 2018
2018 Fantasy league game, office-pool style
A multiple-choice, current events challenge. Published January 3, 2018
Merry Christmas in our hearts and words
What if Christmas is a core value of belief in a personal God who lived among us and His freely given promise of eternal salvation that no believer should reject or apologize for? Published December 27, 2017
By procuring Trump transition team’s emails, the FBI can find lies in every inconsistency
Within hours of his victory in last year's presidential election, Donald Trump dispatched his lawyers to establish a nonprofit corporation to manage his transition from private life to the presidency. This was done pursuant to a federal statute that provides for taxpayer-funded assistance to the newly elected — but not yet inaugurated — president. The statutory term for the corporation is the presidential transition team, or PTT. Published December 20, 2017
Denying rights to Akayed Ullah would set dangerous precedent
For the second time in two months, someone who has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State has plotted to kill innocents in New York City and has executed his plot. Published December 13, 2017
With Michael Flynn, Donald Trump could be in hot water
This is a tale of FBI power misused and presidential trust misplaced. Published December 6, 2017
The longer the Russia probe drags on, the greater Donald Trump’s jeopardy
In August, when President Trump's lawyers persuaded him to refrain from attacking independent counsel Robert Mueller publicly — he had many times called Mr. Mueller's investigation a "witch hunt" — they also told him that the investigation was not aimed at him and not to worry because it would be over by Thanksgiving. Published November 29, 2017
Government continues to tax, borrow and spend because parties don’t recognize limits
Should the government borrow against the future? Should it guarantee higher taxes for your children and grandchildren in return for lower taxes for you? Published November 22, 2017
Investigation of Hillary Clinton and her shortcomings not yet complete
The Department of Justice will soon commence an investigation to determine whether there should be an investigation (you read that nonsense correctly) of a scandal involving the Clinton Foundation and a company called Uranium One. It appears that FBI decisions made during the time that Hillary Clinton was being investigated for espionage will also be investigated to see whether there should be an investigation to determine whether she was properly investigated. (Again, you read that nonsense correctly.) Published November 15, 2017
Government steals liberty and doesn’t give safety
What if the government doesn't really deliver for us? What if its failures to protect our lives, liberties and property are glaring? What if nothing changes after these failures? Published November 8, 2017
Russia collusion inquiry employs witness-squeezing
Earlier this week, the government revealed that a grand jury sitting in Washington, D.C., indicted a former Trump presidential campaign chairman and his former deputy and business partner for numerous felonies. Published November 1, 2017
‘Universal jurisdiction’ is a convenient fiction
I am in Switzerland this week interacting with and lecturing to students and faculty at the University of Zurich. The subject of our work is the U.S. Constitution and its protections of personal liberty. Published October 25, 2017
Obamacare subsidies are problematic
Late last week, President Trump signed an executive order directing the secretaries of the Treasury and health and human services to cease making payments to health care insurance companies in behalf of the more than 6 million Americans who qualify for these payments under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Published October 18, 2017
NFL protest may be in bounds of the law
Sometimes the public expression of unwanted ideas reaches directly into our living rooms. When President Trump attacked a half-dozen or so professional football players who, instead of standing during the traditional playing of the national anthem prior to football games, "took a knee" by kneeling on one or both of their knees during the anthem, hundreds more players on national television took a knee in defiance of the president. Published October 11, 2017
Government must keep the nation safe
Here we go again. The United States has been rattled to the core by an unspeakable act of evil perpetrated by a hater of humanity. A quiet, wealthy loner rented a hotel suite in Las Vegas, armed it with shooting platforms and automatic weapons, knocked out two of the windows, and shot at innocents 32 floors below. Fifty-nine people were murdered, and 527 were injured. Published October 4, 2017
Trump travel ban continues on its strange odyssey
The weird odyssey of President Trump's travel bans continues. The original ban, signed as an executive order Jan. 27, barred absolutely all immigrants and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries. The countries had actually been chosen by the State Department of former President Obama. Mr. Obama never signed a ban, but Mr. Trump did. Published September 27, 2017
Paul Manafort indictment spells legal trouble for Trump
The Donald Trump I know is a smart guy who often thinks a few steps ahead of those whose will he is trying to bend. But I lately wonder whether he grasps the gravity of the legal peril that is beginning to show up around him. Published September 20, 2017
Hurricanes, other natural disasters are God’s will
Like many Americans during the past three weeks, I've been bombarded by news about the destructive power of Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida. The stories are of misery, death and destruction. Published September 13, 2017
DACA and the rule of immigration law
Earlier this week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that in six months, the Department of Justice will begin the long process for deportation proceedings against 800,000 young people who came to America as babies and young children in the care of their parents and others because those entries into this country were and remain unlawful. Published September 6, 2017
