Gov. Kathy Hochul, frustrated that she does not have more authority over the policies of the state Education Department, ...

Schoolhouse Rock taught us that the three-ring government was messy but functional because no single branch can dominate the others. Today, the executive is overpowering. The legislature is complicit.

We were told that Donald Trump was bad news for the Republican Party. But those of us on the right have to be impressed with ...

The Trump administration's actions in its first 100+ days have disrupted the balance of power among the three branches of government. The executive branch, under President Trump, has expanded its ...

As every American school kid learns, the U.S. Constitution establishes three branches of government that are supposed to check and balance each other. Every school kid, that is, ...

Everyday ethics: Balancing the branches of government The best way to serve the public interest is to have a legislature and judiciary able to keep a president in check.

Every student learns about the three branches of government in civics class. There's the legislative branch, the judicial branch and the executive branch. But in Tennessee, there's an unusual ...

The U.S. Constitution was crafted in 1787 both to establish a new central government and to limit it. Some of the limitations are direct, some are subtle and some are hidden.