James W. Pfister

My thesis is that not only did Bush show superior character traits, but he had a tremendous resume for the role of the presidency. He is a model, in character and resume, of what we should have today as presidential candidates as the United States faces challenges. Instead, in Trump we have an egotistical style and in Harris a vacuous single-term Vice President. Since Bush, I believe we have had relatively weak candidates for the presidency. Perhaps, it is the visual, instead of substantive, nature of our politics today, charisma instead of relevant experience. Let's look at Bush's experience.

President Joe Biden has shown his displeasure with the Supreme Court and has proposed an 18-year term limit on the tenure of Justices, taking away their life tenure.

Three theoretical frameworks are paramount as alternatives with the rise of China and Russia and the end of American unipolar dominance.

FDR’s court packing plan would have allowed the President to appoint an additional Justice for every Justice on the Court who was over 70 years.

The peace of the world in this century is likely to depend on the relationship between China and the United States

My purpose here is to discern these traits and to speculate how they might affect foreign policy should he be elected President.

The Supreme Court decided Marbury v, Madison (herein Marbury) in 1803, early in Chief Justice John Marshall’s career on the Court.

Community Columnist The Supreme Court decided Marbury v. Madison (herein Marbury) in 1803, early in Chief Justice John Marshall's career on the Court.

Will president-elect Donald J. Trump (herein Trump) become another Nixon and move the Taiwan policy to a more productive and peaceful level?

The principle of sovereign immunity is an old one.