Charles "Cully" Stimson is the deputy director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, the manager of the National Security Law Program, a senior legal fellow, and a senior advisor to the president at The Heritage Foundation. Read his research.
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As President Barack Obama delivered his speech from the Roosevelt Room in the White House on closing Guantanamo, his plan to close the terrorist detention… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
For over three years it has been debated whether Congress should update the Authorized Use of Military Force from Sept. 18, 2001 with a new… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Given the news that Iran held U.S. naval personnel and their two vessels for a day or so, and broadcast the images and videos of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Army has decided to send Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to a general court martial, where he will face two charges: desertion and misbehavior before the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has 10 days to complete a homework assignment. But this assignment, given to him via a strongly worded letter… Read More
Health CareCommentary
One of the most surprising results from recent state elections was Ohio voters voting overwhelmingly against Big Pot. By a nearly 2-to-1 margin, they defeated… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On Oct. 29, the European Parliament approved a resolution (passed by 285 votes to 281) calling “on European Union Member States to drop any criminal… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The late Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the outsized liberal senator from New York, is credited with saying “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not… Read More
LawCommentary
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a press release crowing about its “agreement” with the University of Virginia, “ensur[ing] that the university’s handling of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Army will hold an Article 32 hearing for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl this week at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The hearing, which may… Read More
