Under the common law, one of the more controversial rules is the 'no duty to rescue rule' that says that, if you were not responsible for placing someone in danger or risk, you have no obligation to help them, even when it would cost little to save their life. Jonathan Turley commoncontroversialcost share on social
Frankly, most governments are used to lying to each other - to a degree that most people would find shocking. Part of diplomacy is the art of strategic lying. Jonathan Turley artdegreediplomacy Change image and share on social
The Republican and Democratic parties have accomplished an amazing feat with the red state/blue state paradigm. They've convinced everyone that regardless of how bad they are, the other guy is worse. Jonathan Turley accomplishamazebad Change image and share on social
Few people know that President Obama has used drone attacks many times more than Bush ever did. Obama's off the charts in terms of drone attack. Jonathan Turley attackbushchart Change image and share on social
I supported Barack Obama. I wasn't very quiet about my support. I thought he was going to be a refreshing change to George Bush. But what has happened is that we have an election that's become a single-issue election, and that issue is Barack Obama. And he's an icon to both sides. Jonathan Turley barackbushchange share on social
There's a misconception about Barack Obama as a former constitutional law professor. First of all, there are plenty of professors who are 'legal relativists.' They tend to view legal principles as relative to whatever they're trying to achieve. Jonathan Turley achievebarackconstitutional share on social
Law professors like Obama tend to view the law as one means to an end, and others, like myself, tend to view it as the end itself. Jonathan Turley endlawmean Change image and share on social
People don't seem to understand that the separation of powers is not about the power of these branches; it's there to protect individual liberty - it's there to protect us from the concentration of power. Jonathan Turley branchconcentrationindividual share on social
Bill Clinton was impeached primarily for criminal conduct: lying under oath and misleading a federal grand jury about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Nixon would have been impeached for a wide array of criminal acts, as well as abuses of power. Jonathan Turley abuseactaffair share on social
I've said it before: Barack Obama is really the president Richard Nixon always wanted to be. You know, he's been allowed to act unilaterally in a way that we've fought for decades. Jonathan Turley actallowbarack Change image and share on social
