The Authority to 'Declare War': A Power Barack Obama Does Not Have

The prime minister of the United Kingdom, armed with the Royal Prerogative, does not need Parliament's assent to lead Britain into war. The president of the United States, holder of an office designed to keep "prerogative" powers in check, assuredly does.

Yet history will apparently write that, in the late summer of 2013, the prime minister sought permission and, when Parliament denied it, receded from the field -- and that a president scorned to ask, and went ahead with an act of war.

This paradox shows that American intervention in Syria is fraught with legal, as well as military, danger -- and that constitutionally, as well as in foreign-policy terms, it may be a problem with no good solution.

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Whitney Houston Dead at 47

What a great run for a musician, Whitney Houston was an amazing singer, who had the vocal range, the swag, and the beauty that kept us stunned for the last 25 years. Rest in Peace Whitney, may you never be forgotten!

To her beautiful daughter, I hope you are always going to stay inspired by the feats your mother accomplished, to keep her fondly in your heart, and never speak ill about her now that she's gone.