EDITORIAL BOARD: The Iran War Worsens America’s Democratic Erosion
Credit: Damon Winter/NYT President Trump’s war with Iran is the most significant military action in American history that a president has undertaken without any form of congressional authorization. Yes, past presidents have often pushed the bounds of their constitutional authority in using the military. Nonetheless, they have typically involved Congress for anything more than a brief attack. Sometimes, Congress passed a bill formally approving action, as was the case in Iraq in both 2002 and...