COLUMNIST: WILLIAM COOPER

The Trial of Donald H. Rumsfeld

Sep 10, 2025 | Feature Article

ldquo;A dazzling blend of fact and fiction. This propulsive novel will delight, enrage, and mdash;above all mdash;deepl ...

America's Constitution

Apr 23, 2025 | Feature Article

With America rsquo;s constitution undergoing a stress test, it rsquo;s important to revisit and understand its fundam ...

The Importance of Respecting Court Orders

Apr 6, 2025 | Feature Article

The most important question in American politics today is whether Donald Trump will respect court orders. Judges hav ...

Understanding Donald Trump's Vice Presidential Pick J.D. Vance

Jul 19, 2024 | Feature Article

Donald Trump announced on Monday that his vice presidential pick is J.D. Vance. The Ohio Senator is a controversial figu ...

Impeachment In Context

Mar 18, 2024 | Feature Article

With Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas 39; impeachment

American Democracy is Backsliding as the World Grows More Complicated

Jan 8, 2024 | Feature Article

For most of human history, the best a lunatic could do to inflict widespread harm was hurl rocks at people nearby. The I ...

A Democrat's Case for DeSantis

Jun 14, 2023 | Feature Article

The President of the United States should be very competent. America has many such people. Millions even. And this basic ...

Why Trump Should Be Prosecuted

Apr 18, 2023 | Feature Article

Justice isn 39;t blind. It has eyes mdash;and right now they are fixed on Donald J. Trump. Nor is it true that, as t ...

The One Trump Ban That Might Actually Work

Dec 6, 2022 | Feature Article

With 2022 rsquo;s election night in the rearview mirror, the 2024 presidential election will soon dominate the headli ...

Donald Trump’s Dangerous Plan to Drain the Swamp

Sep 27, 2022 | Feature Article

Donald Trump rsquo;s threats to American democracy are often bold and flashy. He

The Supreme Court and Public Opinion

Aug 10, 2022 | Feature Article

The Supreme Court rsquo;s recent rulings on

Don't Generalize About the January 6 Protestors

Feb 17, 2022 | Feature Article

Most people learn early on the dangers of generalizing. Poet William Blake

Trump, Democracy and the Monopoly of Force

Feb 11, 2022 | Feature Article

Donald Trump 39;s stress test of American democracy is expanding. We can now add to the list of tested norms and pr ...

Don't let the January 6 investigation distract from what we already know

Dec 11, 2021 | Feature Article

The Congressional investigation into the January 6, 2021 riot at the United States Capitol is generating lots of fan ...

Socially Conscious Young Musician

Oct 7, 2021 | Feature Article

Poohder P is a budding musician who 39;s searing lyrics speak for an often-forgotten part of his generation: social ...

Anecdotes, Aberrations and Averages

Sep 9, 2021 | Feature Article

Context matters. Take this simple statement: Nearly ten percent of the world rsquo;s people live in extreme poverty. ...

The American Stress Test Continues

Aug 17, 2021 | Feature Article

Donald Trump rsquo;s presidency was an unprecedented stress test of America rsquo;s constitutional democracy. The na ...

William Cooper

William Cooper provides keen insights about America's constitutional democracy.