On the Rule of Law

‘In America the law is king.” That’s how Thomas Paine put it. “For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other.”

Nearing a year into his second term, President Trump has some very different ideas about what the law, and who the king, should be.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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‘In America the law is king.” That’s how Thomas Paine put it. “For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other.”

Nearing a year into his second term, President Trump has some very different ideas about what the law, and who the king, should be.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.