The president of the United States has no lawful authority to reverse or suspend the outcome of an election by sending in the military or invoking martial law or the Insurrection Act.

To pay for the modernization of Congress, lawmakers should start with the president’s marketing budget.

“Government,” Barney Frank reportedly said, “is simply the name we give to the things we choose to do together.” Like when we collectively tell Sicilians how to make tomato sauce.

He’ll be facing tough decisions on Cuba sanctions, the International Criminal Court, and more.

The country is still firmly in the grip of hyperinflation, with an annual inflation rate of 2,436 percent by my measure.