Charles "Cully" Stimson is Acting Director, Institute for Constitutional Government, Manager, National Security Law Program, and Senior Legal Fellow. Read his research.
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As the old saying goes, you reap what you sow. It seems that liberal politicians who sowed the specious seeds of their version of “criminal… Read More
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A stunningly salacious motion filed Monday by a lawyer for one of Donald Trump’s codefendants in a criminal case in Georgia accuses Fulton County District… Read More
International Commentary
We both went to the Israeli Embassy in Washington recently to watch 46 minutes of raw footage showing Hamas terrorists’ savage attacks Oct. 7 on… Read More
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Well, it’s about time. The Justice Department finally has obtained a serious indictment against Hunter Biden, one that charges him with nine felony and misdemeanor… Read More
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a little case with potentially huge implications. The high court’s eventual decision in Moore v. USA could… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Bari Weiss, the former New York Times editorial writer, delivered a tour de force speech explaining the West’s current war of ideas and laying out… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As the Israel Defense Forces enter Gaza to wage war against Hamas, it’s important to remember the extent to which Israel works tirelessly to meet… Read More
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Earlier this week, two criminals carjacked New Orleans’ Soros-backed district attorney, Jason Williams, as he walked his 78-year-old mother to his SUV. Fortunately, both Williams… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime last week held a hearing to explore the issue of the District of Columbia’s high crime rate, and what… Read More
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The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released an indictment, which accuses New Jersey’s senior Democratic U.S. senator, Bob Menendez—along with his wife and several others—of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A rare thing happened Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Sanity prevailed. On Sept. 19, very quietly, the Pentagon reversed its asinine gender-neutral pronoun rule for certain… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Earlier this week, after we exposed the Pentagon’s woke gender-pronoun policy for the top joint military awards and the ensuing political firestorm it caused, the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Corporate America is finally waking up to the fact that woke policies on crime are costing them billions. Organized shoplifting efforts and flash mobs of robberies across… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Change 5 to the Manual of Military Decorations and Awards took effect on Aug. 7, 2023, and hardly anyone noticed. That is until last week,… Read More
LawCommentary
Just when you thought the Justice Department’s handling of the Hunter Biden case couldn’t appear more corrupt, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that he… Read More
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Last week, IRS Special Agent Gary Shapley and IRS criminal investigator Joseph Ziegler testified in detail about how Justice Department lawyers and FBI officials hindered… Read More
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In what only can be described as a bizarre and disturbing turn of events, after a five-year investigation the Justice Department this week announced a… Read More
LawAnalysis
In a move that will avoid a public trial and potential prison time, Robert “Hunter” Biden, the wayward son of President Joe Biden, has agreed… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
For the first time in our nation’s history, a former president has been indicted by the federal government. And not just a former president, but… Read More
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Rachael Rollins, the George Soros-backed rogue U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced earlier this week that she is resigning as the chief federal… Read More
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Special counsel John Durham’s long-awaited report was, as one would expect, as meticulous as it was damning in its findings of fact. He concluded that… Read More
LawCommentary
At a time when crime is exploding in Washington D.C., why is Sen. Chuck Schumer for defunding the Washington Metropolitan Police Department? On April 19,… Read More
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A federal magistrate judge in Worcester, Massachusetts, heard arguments last week on whether the young airman accused of leaking scores of classified documents should be… Read More
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The first big city, George Soros-backed rogue prosecutor, Chicago’s Kim Foxx, announced Tuesday that she won’t seek reelection next year as the state’s attorney of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Manhattan’s rogue prosecutor, Alvin Bragg, has become a household name from his indictment of former President Donald Trump. And on April 17, the House Judiciary… Read More
LawCommentary
Former President Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday on a 34-count indictment accusing him of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Senate voted overwhelmingly, and on a bipartisan basis, last week to repeal the obsolete 1991 and 2002 Iraq Authorized Use of Military Force resolutions… Read More
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For many years, the District of Columbia “enjoyed” the dubious distinction of being the “Murder Capital of America.” Who can forget President George H.W. Bush… Read More
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It was only a matter of time until reality caught up with rogue prosecutor Steve Descano, the commonwealth’s attorney in Fairfax County, Virginia, whose election… Read More
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For yet another example of how out-of-control federal bureaucrats think they can stretch the law beyond recognition to meet their policy preferences, look no further… Read More
