Schar School of Policy and Government

Steven Pearlstein, a George Mason University Robinson Professor of Public Affairs, writes that Democrats should be most concerned that a court including nominee Brett Kavanaugh could overturn "Chevron vs. Natural Resources Defense Council." Read more in the Washington Post.

Schar School of Policy and Government professor Justin Gest says U.S. policymaking on the immigration issue has been paralyzed because of the polarization of our politics. Gest says European countries face a similar paralysis. Read more in The Hill.

Was President Donald Trump a shrewd operator at the recent NATO summit, or was his bluster part of an attempt to undermine the post-World War II political and economic order?

The recent Supreme Court ruling that affirmed President Trump’s travel ban might one day be used as a precedent to erect barriers against other countries, a George Mason University professor said.

If President Trump were to pardon everyone involved in his campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia, including himself, the only remedy would be impeachment. Impeachment, however, is no real check on the pardon power. When President Clinton issued a pardon for fugitive billionaire Marc Rich, it was so egregious that even liberal Democrats called it “outrageous” and “a real betrayal.” But with just days left in his presidency, Clinton knew that impeachment would not touch him.

The United States is moving away from concerns for the defense and promotion of fundamental human rights and is giving cover to authoritarian leaders to pursue an antidemocratic, antihuman rights agenda, a George Mason University professor said.

Schar School professor James Pfiffner says U.S. citizens traveling to Russia for the soccer tournament should not even trust well-established Wi-Fi systems in hotels.

Greg Witt is a fourth-generation engineer who, just three years after graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Penn State, worked his way up to being the lead reactor systems engineer on new nuclear plants for Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh.

“Post-truth is pre-Fascism,” Michael V. Hayden told Jamil Jaffer, quoting from his new book, “The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies.”

The North Korean government will not easily give up its nuclear weapons because doing so would remove their most potent security guarantee and negotiating leverage, a George Mason University professor said.