Bruce Ackerman
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale, and the author of nineteen books in political philosophy, constitutional law, and public policy. His major works include Social Justice in the Liberal State and his multivolume constitutional history, We the People.
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Contact Information
- Room 211
- 203-432-0065
- bruce.ackerman@yale.edu
Faculty Assistant
Jennifer Marshall
- 337
- 203-432-4956
- jennifer.marshall@yale.edu
Education & Curriculum Vitae
LL.B., Yale Law School, 1967
B.A., Harvard University, 1964
Courses Taught
- The Civil Rights Era
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- Constitution of the Modern Republic
- Constitutional Law
- The Constitution: Philosophy, History, and Law
- Social Justice
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale, and the author of nineteen books in political philosophy, constitutional law, and public policy. He is a Commander of the French Order of Merit, a member of the American Law Institute and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The American Philosophical Society has awarded him the Henry Phillips Prize for lifetime achievement in Jurisprudence, especially noting his exploration of the great turning points in American constitutional history in his three volume series, We the People. His award-winning early work, Social Justice in the Liberal State, continues to provoke contemporary controversy.
His scholarship has had a global impact. He has been named a Leading Global Thinker by Foreign Policy magazine, and has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Trieste, Italy, for his contributions to comparative constitutional law. Before the Next Attack (2006) served as a basis for the reform of the French constitution dealing with emergency powers. The Stakeholder Society (with Anne Alstott) has served as the basis for reform initiatives in Brazil, Britain, and elsewhere that guarantee every person a fair share of the nation’s wealth by providing them with a “citizen stake” consisting of a substantial cash grant as they reach maturity.
His most recent book, Revolutionary Constitutions, puts the world-wide constitutional crisis in historical perspective by comparing the post-war experience of countries as different as France, India, Iran, Italy, Israel, Poland, South Africa, and the United States — and demonstrating that these nations have a good deal to learn from one another in confronting the current assault on checks-and-balances.
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Criminal Prosecution Is the Wrong Idea. Use the 14th Amendment on Trump. — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Gerard Magliocca ’98
The Washington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale. Gerard Magliocca ’98 is the Samuel R. Rosen Professor at the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law at Indiana University.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
How to Reinvigorate NATO and Deter Putin’s Aggression — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Politico
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Could the 14th Amendment Keep Trump out of the Oval Office?
The Tampa Bay Times
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article on former President Trump and the 14th Amendment.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Biden vs. Trump: The Makings of a Shattering Constitutional Crisis — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Politico
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Friday, May 28, 2021
Fifth Session: Diversity of Legitimacy Pathways and European Integration
University of Trento
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman participates in the fifth session of a conference at the University of Trento, Italy.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Fourth Session: Questioning the Elite Pathway
University of Trento
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science participates in the fourth session of a conference at the University of Trento, Italy.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Third Session: Questioning the Establishment Pathway
University of Trento
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman participates in the third session of a conference at the University of Trento, Italy.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Keynote speech: The European Union’s Legitimation Crisis
University of Trento
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman delivered the keynote address at the University of Trento, Italy for a conference titled “The Legitimacy of European Constitutional Orders: Questioning the Revolutionary, Establishment and Elite Pathways.”
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Second Session: Questioning the Revolutionary Pathway
University of Trento
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science participates in the second session of a conference at the University of Trento, Italy.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Time To Tinker With Clean-Elections Law?
New Haven Independent
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Clinical Lecturer in Law James Bhandary-Alexander are mentioned in a New Haven Independent article about the New Haven Democracy Fund, the city’s pioneering public-financing program.
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Mitch McConnell’s moment of truth — and why Nancy Pelosi should take it seriously — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Boston Globe
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Plan B to ban Trump from office
Australian Broadcasting Corporation / The Signal
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed on an ABC Radio (Australia) podcast about how to prevent former president Trump from running for office in the future.
Saturday, February 6, 2021
5 key questions for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
The Washington Post
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is mentioned in a Washington Post piece about the impeachment trial of former President Trump.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
John Roberts Shouldn’t Preside Over Impeachment Trial. Nor Should Kamala Harris — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Boston Globe
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Impeachment Won't Keep Trump From Running Again...Here's A Better Way
The Michael Smerconish Program
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was a guest on The Michael Smerconish Program where he discussed how to keep Donald Trump from running for office in the future.
Monday, January 11, 2021
Impeachment won’t keep Trump from running again. Here’s a better way. — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Gerard Magliocca ’98
The Washington Post
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale. Gerard Magliocca is the Samuel R. Rosen professor at Indiana University’s law school in Indianapolis.
Friday, January 8, 2021
President Donald Trump is likely to pardon himself
BBC News
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed by the BBC News, where he discussed the likelihood of President Trump pardoning himself.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol
DW News
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed on German television where he took part in a wide-ranging discussion that touched on the riots at the Capitol and the future under president-elect Joe Biden.
Friday, December 18, 2020
With a Single Climate Initiative, Biden Could Generate $4 Trillion for Green Investment — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Slate
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Legal experts advising the U.S. Supreme Court not to intervene in election result
CTV News
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed on CTV News about whether or not the Supreme Court could become involved in the election results.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
‘We will be in Weimar 1931 if Trump wins’
Deutsche Welle
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was a guest on Deutsche Welle’s The Day where he discussed a possible Trump re-election.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Ginsburg’s death sparks notorious divisions, exposes frailty of US judicial system
France 24
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed by FRANCE 24 about the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and what it means to the future of the Supreme Court.
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Supreme Court’s legitimacy at stake in wake of Ginsburg’s death
Roll Call
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in Roll Call about the Supreme Court in the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Here’s how Congress could save our democracy from vote-count chaos. — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Ro Khanna ’01
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) is the first vice chair of the Progressive Caucus in Congress.
Monday, July 13, 2020
Brazil Needs a New Constitution — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 [pdf in English]
Correio Braziliense
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
New Hopkins tracker you’ll click constantly
Politico
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in a Politico report about whether governors can force the president to obey a mask mandate.
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Chile’s Constituent Assembly
Yale Global Online
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed in La Tercera about Chile’s new Constituent Assembly, charged with proposing a new constitution. The interview was translated and posted on Yale Global Online.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Checks and Balances and COVID
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle Podcast
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was a guest on the Politics: Meet Me in the Middle podcast where he discussed the constitutional concept of checks and balances and how it may change during the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, April 20, 2020
Virtual Book Roundtable: “Revolutionary Constitutions,” Featuring Bruce Ackerman in Conversation with Roberto Gargarella and Tom Ginsburg
I·CONnect
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 took part in a virtual roundtable discussion via the International Journal of Constitutional Law about his book, Revolutionary Constitutions: Charismatic Leadership and the Rule of Law.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Legal scholars and Gov. Ned Lamont say Trump has no authority to tell states when to reopen businesses closed by coronavirus pandemic
Hartford Courant
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in the Hartford Courant about President Trump’s assertation that he has the authority to tell states when to reopen schools and businesses that are closed to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Friday, February 21, 2020
The Coming Constitutional Crisis Over Iran — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The American Prospect
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, January 30, 2020
John Roberts’ Moment of Truth — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Slate
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Trump’s Lawyers Are Getting Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment All Wrong — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Politico
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, January 13, 2020
Pelosi Made the Right Choice on Iran — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The American Prospect
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Trump’s War Against Iran Is an Impeachable Offense — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The American Prospect
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Is A Wealth Tax Constitutional?
NPR / Planet Money
Research by Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Jacquin D. Bierman Professor Anne Alstott ’87 on the idea of a wealth tax is mentioned in Planet Money.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Who’s Really in Charge of the Senate Impeachment Trial? — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Slate
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
4 Legal Scholars To Appear Before House Panel's Impeachment Hearing
NPR / Morning Edition
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman was interviewed on National Public Radio where he discussed his thoughts on the scope of the impeachment investigation.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Judiciary Committee Holds First Impeachment Hearing Wednesday
Richard French Live
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman spoke on the Regional News Network where he discussed the role Chief Justice Roberts will play in impeachment proceedings.
Monday, November 18, 2019
Why are “Liberal Democrats” Leading the Constitutional Campaign Against the Wealth Tax? — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The American Prospect
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Friday, November 1, 2019
High crimes and misdemeanors: how much will they matter?
KCRW / To the Point
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was a guest on KCRW’s To the Point where he discussed the impeachment process.
Monday, October 21, 2019
John Roberts Won’t Let Mitch McConnell Derail a Trump Impeachment Trial — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Bruce Ackerman on Revolutionary Constitutions
The Politics Guys
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was a guest on The Politics Guys podcast where he discussed his latest book, Revolutionary Constitutions: Charismatic Leadership and the Rule of Law.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Why Trump’s Census Play Is Blatantly Unconstitutional — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Politico
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Trump Halts Bid to Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Census
U.S. New & World Report
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in U.S. News & World Report about President Trump’s decision not to add the citizenship question to the next census.
Thursday, June 27, 2019
The Law That Makes It Easy to Go to War with Iran
The New Yorker
The work of Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted.
Monday, June 17, 2019
The Living, Breathing, Gasping Constitution
The National Review
The work of Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is discussed in a commentary.
Friday, June 14, 2019
A Defense of Democratic Populism
In his most recent book, Revolutionary Constitutions, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ‘67 argues that the indiscriminate condemnation of “populism” is a big mistake.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Professor Ackerman Speaks at National Constitution Center
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 spoke at the National Constitution Center about his new book.
Monday, June 10, 2019
Legal Scholars’ Letter on Initiating a Congressional Lawsuit to End Illegal US Role in the Yemen War
The Volokh Conspiracy
A letter drafted by Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 with assistance from other participants was submitted to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi urging her to initiate a lawsuit to halt the role of the United States supporting Saudi Arabia and its allies in the war in Yemen.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Mueller is Right: It’s up to Congress to Act, and Impeachment Isn’t the Only Option — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Los Angeles Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science.
Monday, May 27, 2019
Trump Ignored Congress on War Powers. Constitutional Scholars Want Democrats to Take Him to Court.
Vox
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about efforts to have Nancy Pelosi take Donald Trump to court over the war on Yemen.
Friday, May 10, 2019
The House is Using the Courts to Challenge the White House, but to an Uncertain End
The Washington Post
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about the ways in which the White House is challenging the core powers of Congress.
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Is This a Constitutional Crisis? Interview with Bruce Ackerman ’67 on The Don Lemon Show
CNN
In this transcript, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is interviewed on The Don Lemon Show about whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis. (Interview begins near end of transcript.)
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Trump’s Own Trade Deal Would Make His Proposed Border Closure Unlawful — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Slate
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
The Constitutional Critiques of Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Plan Are Absurd—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Slate
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Trump declares “national emergency” to fund border wall with Mexico
France224
France24 interviewed Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 about President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to fund the border wall. The interview was part of a larger feature on the issue.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
What do Trump’s border threats tell us about the limits of emergency powers
NBC / THINK
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed by NBC News about President Trump’s threat to declare a national emergency.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Partial U.S. shutdown a genuine tragedy: Yale professor
BNN Bloomberg
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is interviewed by BNN Bloomberg about the federal government shutdown.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
No, Trump Cannot Declare an ‘Emergency’ to Build His Wall—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The New York Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Trust in the justices of the Supreme Court is waning. Here are three ways to fortify the court—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
How to get an up-or-down vote on U.S. involvement in the Saudi war in Yemen
White House Watch
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in a White House Watch article about the path to an up-or-down vote on ending U.S. complicity with the Saudi war in Yemen.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The president has entirely too many lawyers (and not just this president)
White House Watch
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed by White House Watch about White House counsel and executive power.
Monday, October 15, 2018
Professor Ackerman Receives Honorary Degree in Law from the University of Trieste
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 received an honorary doctorate in jurisprudence from the University of Trieste in Italy on October 8, 2018.
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Withheld Kavanaugh Documents Are A Constitutional Crisis In The Making — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman '67
The Huffington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Why Britain Needs a Written Constitution—and Can't Wait for Parliament to Write One—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Political Quarterly
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
How to have a serious referendum on Brexit and avoid a rerun of the original—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Sir Julian Le Grand
London School of Economics and Political Science
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Sir Julian Le Grand is Professor of Social Policy at the Marshall Institute, LSE.
Monday, May 7, 2018
A Bill to Curtail the Forever War, or Extend It?
Atlantic Online
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about a bill designed to place limits on the Trump administration's ongoing military operations.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
When Presidents Go to War
The New York Times
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is cited in an editorial about going to war without Congressional approval.
Monday, April 16, 2018
Congress Needs to Rein In the President’s Use of Military Force—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The New York Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Reviving Democratic Citizenship—Fellow’s seminar by Bruce Ackerman
Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study
A report on a seminar given by Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67.
Thursday, March 8, 2018
The President Has Too Much Power to Make War-A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman '67
SCRIBD
Bruce Ackerman '67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Minnesota voting case to be heard by Supreme Court
The Washington Times
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman '67 is quoted in an article about a case before the Supreme Court.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Presidential Lawlessness: The Case for Fundamental Reform—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman '67
Public Books
Bruce Ackerman '67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Here's a campaign finance law that would take democracy back from the 1 percent—A Commentary by Ro Khanna and Bruce Ackerman '67
The Sacramento Bee
Ro Khanna represents Silicon Valley in the U.S. Congress and is vice chair of the Progressive Caucus, and Bruce Ackerman '67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
War Powers Act Could Be Applied To Check Trump's Nuclear Launch Authority, Scholar Says
WBUR/ Here & Now
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed about the War Powers Act.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
How to Stop Trump Blowing It Up—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The New York Review of Books
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Friday, November 10, 2017
Podcast: Is the fight against ISIS legal?
Constitutional Daily
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is a guest on a podcast of the National Constitution Center about whether the war against ISIS is legal.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Smith v. Trump In the D.C. Circuit: A Guided Tour of the Oral Argument—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
LawFare
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, October 30, 2017
Professor Ackerman Challenges Presidential War Powers in Court
Professor Bruce Ackerman ’67, along with Attorney David Remes, presented the oral argument in Smith v. Trump before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Roy Moore signed resolution in 2010 supporting states' rights to void federal law
CNN/ Kfile
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in a story reporting that Roy Moore, currently running for senator of Alabama, has supported states' rights to void federal law.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
The Case for Constitutional Reform in Poland—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Yale Global Online
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Unilateral Rocket Man—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Slate.com
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Yes, Trump Could Be Impeached for Pro-Nazi Talk
The Daily Beast
Sterling Professors of Law Akhil Amar ’84 and Bruce Ackerman ’67 are quoted in an article about whether President Trump committed an impeachable offense by espousing un-American beliefs.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Congress Should Immediately Go Into Special Session And Stop Trump’s Brinksmanship—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Huffington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
How long will John Kelly last as chief of staff?
The Washington Post
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 contributed to an opinion piece about the future of General Kelly’s presence in the Trump administration.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
If Trump wants a nuclear attack against North Korea, his military advisers have few other options
The Washington Post
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about President Trump and North Korea.
Friday, August 4, 2017
A big idea: A national holiday to talk politics
Boardroom.com
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about the idea of a pre-election national public holiday dedicated to discussing politics and the upcoming vote.
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Sailing the populist moment across the Atlantic
Daily Princetonian
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about Podemos, a populist party in Spain.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Will Congress Cede Its War-Making Authority to Trump?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Atlantic
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Friday, May 19, 2017
Four More Years? Don’t expect President Trump to go down without a fight. And he may take our Constitution with him.—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Huffington Post
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Trump, Congress and Syria—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The New York Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
If 'we don't win anymore,' why does Trump keep promoting generals?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Los Angeles Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Law professors weigh in on the Supreme Court nominee and confirmation process
Yale Law School professor E. Donald Elliott doesn’t share the same judicial philosophy as Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, but he believes that President Trump’s selection is “as good as it possibly gets” — as far as conservative judges go.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Trump's Spat With Federal Court Stirs Debate Over Separation Of Powers
WBUR/ Here & Now
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed about the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution.
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Trump's Attack on a Judge For Staying His Travel Ban
Atlantic Online
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about President Trump’s attack on a sitting federal judge.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
America’s system of checks and balances might struggle to contain a despot
The Economist
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is cited in an article.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
New Deal for NATO?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Yale MacMillan Center
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Friday, December 2, 2016
Es ist wirklich ernst
Die Zeit
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed about the Trump presidency.
Monday, November 28, 2016
A Clear and Present Danger to Voting Rights
Slate
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed on the future of voting rights.
Monday, November 21, 2016
What Happens to NATO Now?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Atlantic
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, November 14, 2016
Harsher Security Tactics? Obama Left Door Ajar, and Donald Trump Is Knocking
The New York Times
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about the growth of executive powers under President Obama.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Should retired U.S. military leaders be sounding off on politics?
The Charlotte Observer
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about whether or not retired members of the military should be commenting on politics.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
How Obama Is Enabling the Next President to Launch Illegal Wars—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Atlantic
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Obama's ISIS War Enters Year 3 as Court Fight Over Its Legality Heats Up
U.S. News & World Report
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about Army Caption Nathan Smith’s court challenge regarding the legality of the war on ISIS.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Administration Rebuts Soldier’s Suit That Calls ISIS Fight Illegal
The New York Times
Sterling Professor of Law Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about the government’s response to a suit filed by an Army captain challenging the constitutionality of the war on ISIS.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
How Hillary Can Join the Revolution—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Anne Alstott ’87
Huffington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Anne Alstott ’87 is the Jacquin D. Bierman Professor in Taxation at Yale Law School.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Why a U.S. Army captain is suing his own Commander-in-Chief over the war with ISIS
CBC/ Sunday Edition
Sterling Professor of Law Bruce Ackerman ’67 was a guest where he discussed the case of Army Captain Nathan Michael Smith, who is suing President Obama over the constitutionality of the war on ISIS.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
An army officer sues Obama over the legality of the war on ISIS
PRI's The World
Sterling Professor of Law Bruce Ackerman ’67 was interviewed about the case of Army Captain Nathan Michael Smith, who is suing President Obama over the constitutionality of the war on ISIS.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
A Soldier’s Challenge to the President
The New York Times
An editorial about Army Captain Nathan Michael Smith’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the war on ISIS. Sterling Professor of Law Bruce Ackerman ’67 is an advisor to Capt. Smith’s legal team.
Friday, May 6, 2016
Soldier Suing Obama Over ISIS War Is Doing Fine, Lawyer Says
US News & World Report
Sterling Professor of Law Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article on Army Captain Nathan Michael Smith’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the war on ISIS. Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell is also quoted.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Is the U.S. War Against ISIS Illegal?
The Atlantic
Sterling Professor of Law Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about the case filed by Army Captain Nathan Smith claiming that President Obama’s war against ISIS is unconstitutional.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Professor Ackerman Pens Op-ed After Lawsuit Alleges ISIS War Is Unconstitutional
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 has published an op-ed in the New York Times offering support for a newly filed lawsuit that argues President Barack Obama’s war against ISIS is illegal because Congress has not authorized it.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Is America’s War on ISIS Illegal?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The New York Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
'My conscience bothered me': Army captain sues Obama over 'illegal war' on the Islamic State
The Washington Post
Sterling Professor of Law Bruce Ackerman ’67 is quoted in an article about the case filed by Army Captain Nathan Smith claiming that President Obama’s war against ISIS is unconstitutional.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Army Captain Sues Obama Over ISIS Fight
WNPR/ Here & Now
Sterling Professor of Law Bruce Ackerman ’67 was a guest where he discussed Army Captain Michael Smith’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the war on ISIS.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Judge Henry J. Friendly's Former Clerks: Give Garland a Vote
The National Law Journal
Sterling Professor Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan Macey ’82 signed a letter in support of Judge Merrick Garland.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Could Trump Be Impeached Shortly After He Takes Office?
Politico
Sterling Professor Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell are quoted in an article about whether Donald Trump could be impeached were he to be elected President.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
A presidential run by Michael Bloomberg could plunge the country into a constitutional crisis—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Los Angeles Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Opening Next Frontier in Political Hardball
The New York Times
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Mark Tushnet ’71 are quoted in a commentary by Emily Bazelon ’00.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Obama Is Poland’s Only Hope—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Maciej Kisilowski ’05
Foreign Policy
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Maciej Kisilowski is a professor at Central European University.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Hollande's War Talk Gives Islamic State What it Wants Most—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Los Angeles Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Democracy Dollars’ Can Give Every Voter a Real Voice in American Politics—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Ian Ayres ’86
Washington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Cry ‘Havoc’ And Let Slip the Constitution of War—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman and Tokujin Matsudaira
Foreign Policy
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Tokujin Matsudaira is an associate professor of law at Kanagawa University.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The Lawless Presidency of Marco Rubio—A Reply to Professor Ku—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and David Golove
Opinio Juris
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School, and David Golove is a professor at the New York University School of Law.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Can the Next President Repudiate Obama's Iran Agreement?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and David Golove
The Atlantic
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Can the Supreme Court Force Congress to Own the War on ISIS?—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Atlantic
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Germany’s Failure of Vision—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The New York Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Could One Soldier Derail ISIS War?
US News
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman’ 67 and Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law Eugene Fidell are quoted in an article about the legality of the war against the Islamic State group.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Britain Should Deliberate Before It Votes on Europe—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and James S. Fishkin
The Huffington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and James S. Fishkin is Janet Peck Chair in International Communication at Stanford University.
Monday, June 8, 2015
We have a problem with lawyers: This is how we fix law school and the legal profession
Salon.com
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman’ 67 is quoted in an excerpt from The Trouble With Lawyers by Deborah Rhode ’77.
Friday, May 29, 2015
In Supreme Court redistricting case, it's the ‘whole number of persons’—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Ian Ayres ’86
Los Angeles Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
John Roberts's Roadmap for Campaign-Finance Reform—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Ian Ayres ’86
The Atlantic
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School and Ian Ayres ’86 is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
What Shinzo Abe Wants from Washington—And Why He Shouldn’t Get It—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Huffington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Podcast: American foreign policy, Iran and the Constitution
National Constitution Center
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 took part in a podcast where he discussed constitutional issues around foreign policy.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Congress, Don’t Be Fooled; Obama Still Believes in Unlimited War—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The New York Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Professor Ackerman ’67 to Deliver Lecture at American Academy in Berlin on January 29
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman ’67 will deliver a Daimler Lecture at the American Academy in Berlin on January 29, 2015, at 7:30 pm CET (1:30 pm EST).
Friday, January 9, 2015
What We Can Learn From the French About Terrorism—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Huffington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Friday, November 21, 2014
Like the Emancipation Proclamation, Obama's order forces democracy—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Los Angeles Times
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Obama’s Illegal War—A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
The Washington Post
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale Law School.
Monday, March 17, 2014
We the People: The Civil Rights Revolution—A Book by Professor Bruce Ackerman ’67
The newly released We the People: The Civil Rights Revolution continues Bruce Ackerman's examination of the U.S. Constitution with an eye toward the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Second Reconstruction, and Brown v. Board of Education.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Yale Law Journal Symposium to Explore the Meaning of the Civil Rights Revolution
The symposium will mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and will coincide with the publication of Yale Law School Professor Bruce Ackerman’s We the People: The Civil Rights Revolution.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein to Speak on NSA Surveillance on Feb. 20
Cass Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School, will speak at Yale Law School on Thursday, February 20, about the report on NSA surveillance delivered by the President’s Review Group.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Faculty Commentary: Yale Law Professors Weigh in on Syria Debate
With a fervent debate raging over what actions should be taken against the Syrian government in the wake of a suspected chemical attack that killed more than 1,000 Syrians— including hundreds of children — Yale Law faculty offer their opinions and insights on a range of issues impacting the conversation. Below is a sampling of the most recent commentaries and interviews.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Yale Law School Professors, Alumni Submit Amicus Briefs in Hollingsworth v. Perry
Yale Law School faculty discuss filing legal briefs in Hollingsworth v. Perry case, which will go before the Supreme Court on March 26, 2013.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Reaction: Supreme Court Rules on Health Care Law
Yale Law School faculty members and lecturers comment on the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on the health care law.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Bruce Ackerman ’67 Debates Stephen Carter ’79 on the Role of Religion in the Public Square
In the third installment on April 20 of the “Debating Law & Religion” series, Professor Bruce Ackerman ’67 and Professor Stephen Carter ’79 debated what type of reasons can be legitimately referenced in public deliberation.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Prof. Luís Roberto Barroso ’89 LLM to Discuss Brazil’s Unbalanced Democracy
Prof. Luís Roberto Barroso ’89 LL.M will give a talk on “Brazil’s Unbalanced Democracy: Presidential Hegemony, Legislative Fragility and the Rise of Judicial Power” on February 21.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
International Supreme Court and Constitutional Justices Meet at Yale Law School
The fourteenth Global Constitutionalism Seminar took place at Yale Law School September 22-25, 2010.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Bruce Ackerman ’67 Receives Scribes Book Award
Dean Koh with Scribes Book Award winner Bruce Ackerman ’67
Monday, February 5, 2007
YLS Faculty and Alumni Honored For Legal Writing By The Green Bag Journal
The Green Bag journal has selected works by a number of members of the Yale Law School community as "exemplars of good legal writing" for 2006.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Professors Circulate Statement Opposing Use of Military Tribunals
Yale Law School Professors Judith Resnik and Bruce Ackerman joined with their colleagues David Cole, Georgetown University Law Center, Rosa Ehrenreich Brooks, University of Virginia School of Law, and Deena Hurwitz, University of Virginia School of Law, to circulate a statement that was signed by 450 law professors around the country urging the Supreme Court to grant review of Hamdan v.
Monday, September 19, 2005
Symposium Fetes and Dissects New Book by Prof. Bruce Ackerman
Sterling Professor Bruce Ackerman's forthcoming book, The Failure of the Founding Fathers, was the center of attention at the first Lillian Goldman Law Library New Book Symposium, on Friday, September 16.
Monday, September 12, 2005
Panel of YLS Professors to Discuss, "The Roberts Nomination: What's at Stake?" Sept. 14
On Wednesday, September 14, 2005, Yale Law School will host a discussion of the future of the U.S. Supreme Court, titled "The Roberts Nomination: What's at Stake?" The talk will start at 12:10 p.m. and run until 1:30 p.m. in Room 127.
Books
Revolutionary Constitutions, Harvard University Press: May, 2019
When Melvin the Camel Meets Donald Trump (with Cody Visnick), 2017
We the People, Vol. 3: The Civil Rights Revolution, Harvard University Press: (2014)
The Decline and Fall of the American Republic
Harvard University Press: 2010
Before the Next Attack
Yale University Press: 2006.
The Failure of the Founding Fathers
Harvard University Press: 2005.
Deliberation Day (with James Fishkin)
Yale University Press: 2004.
Voting with Dollars (with Ian Ayres)
Yale University Press: 2002.
The Stakeholder Society (with Anne Alstott)
Yale University Press: 1999.
(German translation: Campus, 2001).
La Politica del Dialogo Liberal
Gedisa: 1999
The Case Against Lameduck Impeachment
Seven Stories Press: 1999.
We the People, Vol 2: Transformations
Harvard University Press: 1998. (Chinese: Law Press China, 2003).
Is NAFTA Constitutional? (with David Golove)
Harvard University Press: 1995.
The Future of Liberal Revolution
Yale University Press: 1992. German: Ein neuer Anfang fuer Europa, Siedler: 1993. Spanish: Ariel, 1995. Polish: Terminus, 1996.
We the People, Vol 1: Foundations
Harvard University Press: 1991. French: Au Nom du Peuple, Calmann-Levy, 1998.
Reconstructing American Law
Harvard University Press: 1984. Spanish: Del Realismo Al Constructivismo Juridico, Ariel: (1989)
Clean Coal/Dirty Air (with Hassler)
Yale University Press: 1981.
Social Justice in the Liberal State
Yale University Press: 1980. Italian: Il Mulino, 1984; Spanish: Centro de Estudios Constitutionales, 1993.
Private Property and the Constitution
Yale University Press: 1977.
The Uncertain Search for Environmental Quality (with Rose-Ackerman, Sawyer and Henderson)
Free Press: 1974
Edited Volumes
- Stephen Skowronek, Stephen Engel & Bruce Ackerman eds., The Progressives' Century: Democratic Reform and Constitutional Government in the United States, Yale University Press: 2016
- Bruce Ackerman, Anne Alstott, and Philippe van Parijs eds., Redesigning Distribution, Verso: 2005
- Editor, Bush v. Gore: The Question of Legitimacy, Yale University Press: 2002.
- Editor, Economic Foundations of Property Law, Little Brown: 1975 (2d ed. with Robert Ellickson and Carol Rose, 1995; 3rd ed. 2002).
Articles
- Scholars Letter: It’s Time to End Life Tenure on the Supreme Court, Supreme Court Term Limits, July 8, 2019
- Is Britain ready for a constitutional convention? A rejoinder, The Political Quarterly (2018).
- States of Emergency, in Cass Sunstein ed., Can It Happen Here? (HarperCollins 2018)
- Why Britain Needs a Written Constitution—and Can't Wait for Parliament to Write One, Political Quarterly (2018).
- Good-bye Montesquieu, in Susan Rose-Ackerman & Peter Lindseth eds., Comparative Administrative Law (2d ed. 2016)(revised version of essay)..
- Britain at the Constitutional Crossroads (British Academy. December 2, 2016).
- Reorganizing NATO: Europe’s Last Chance to Preserve Fundamental Rights, The European Commission for Democracy (Venice Commission) (2016).
- What is to be Done? in Stephen Skowronek, Stephen Engel & Bruce Ackerman, eds. The Progressives' Century: Democratic Reform and Constitutional Government in the United States, Yale University Press (2016).
- Reactionary Constitutional Moments: Further Thoughts on The Civil Rights Revolution, Jerusalem Review of Legal Studies (2016).
- Three Paths to Constitutionalism – and the Crisis of the European Union, 45 British Journal of Political Science 705 (2015) . Japanese translation: Horitsu Jiho (April 2015); French translation (June 2018) : Le Grande Continent.
- Preface, Deliberation Day (with James Fishkin), Japanese edition: 2015.
- A Third Founding: Part One -- The Twentieth Century Achievement (Reply to the Symposium on We the People, Volume Three: The Civil Rights Revolution), Balkinization (May 20, 2014)
- A Third Founding: Part Two -- Fidelity or Betrayal? (Reply to the Symposium on We the People, Volume Three: The Civil Rights Revolution), Balkinization (May 22, 2014)
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De-Schooling Constitutional Law, 123 Yale Law Journal 3104 (2014).
- Reviving Democratic Citizenship, 41 Politics and Society 309 (2013).
- Interview with Bruce Ackerman in James R. Hackney, Legal Intellectuals in Conversation, pp. 189-204 (2012).
- Preface, We the People: Foundations (Chinese edition: The Collected Works of Bruce Ackerman) (2013)
- Using the Internet to Save Journalism from the Internet, in Axel Gosseries & Yannick Vanderborght eds., Arguing About Justice: Essays for Philippe Van Parijs (2011)
- Goodbye Montesquieu, in Susan Rose-Ackerman & Peter Lindseth eds., Comparative Administrative Law pp. 128-33 (2011).
- The Decline and Fall of the American Republic: Obama’s Libyan Intervention, Max Weber Lecture, European University Institute (May 2011)
- Tres hipotesis sobre las proxima crisis constitutional, El Cronista 4-19 (April 2011)
- Lost Inside the Beltway: A Response to Professor Morrison, 124 Harvard Law Review Forum 13 (2011)
- One Click Away: The Case for the Internet News Voucher, in Robert McChesney & Victor Pickard eds., Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights: The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix It 299-306 (2011).
- Beyond Presentism, 1 J. of Law 185 (2011)
- It Can Happen Here, (Response to Review Symposium: Decline and Fall of the American Republic), Balkinization (October 21, 2010)
- Limited War and the Constitution, (with Oona Hathaway), 109 Michigan Law Review 447 (2011).
- The United States Should Adopt an “Emergency Constitution” to Preserve Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism, in Richard Ellis & Michael Nelson eds., Debating Reform (2010).
- The Citizenship Agenda, in Jack Balkin & Reva Siegel eds., The Constitution in 2020 pp. 109-18 (Oxford University Press: 2009).
- My Debt to Mirjan Damaska, 118 Yale L.J. Pocket Part 171 (2009).
- Canonizing the Civil Rights Revolution: The People and the Poll Tax with Jennifer Nou), 103 Nw. U. L. Rev 63 (2009).
- Populismus heisst Angst vor dem Volk, in Die Alte und die Neue Welt (Scherer and Arnold eds., 2008).
- Préparer la gestion de l’urgence : pour une «Emergency Constitution», Archives de Philosophie du droit (2007).
- The Holmes Lectures: The Living Constitution, 120 Harvard Law Review 1727 (2007).
- Meritocracy v. Democracy (on the reform of the House of Lords), 29 London Review of Books 9 (March 8, 2007).
- The Secret Refund Booth (with Ian Ayres), 73 U. Chicago Law Review 1107 (2006).
- Interpreting the Women’s Movement, 94 California Law Review 1421 (2006).
- Les pouvoirs d’exception a l’age du terrorisme, Esprit 150-164 (August-September 2006)
- Keynote Address: Terrorism and the Constitutional Order, 75 Fordham L. Rev. 475 (2006).
- The Stealth Revolution Continued, London Review of Books p. 18 (February 9, 2006).
- The Art of Stealth, London Review of Books, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 3-9 (Feb 17, 2005), (translated as La Bataille pour la Cour Supreme, Le Debat No. 143 (January-February 2007).
- Em Defesa de uma Heranca Social de Cidadania, in Joao Cardoso Rosas ed., Ideias e Politicas para o Nosso Tempo, pp. 25-40 (2004).
- This is Not a War, Yale Law Journal, vol. 113, pp. 1871-1909 (2004).
- Thomas Jefferson Counts Himself Into the Presidency (with David Fontana), (with David Fontana), University of Virginia Law Review, vol. 90, pp. 551-643 (2004).
- The Emergency Constitution, Yale Law Journal vol. 113, pp. 1029-1091 (2004).
- The Case for Stakeholding, Verso Nuove Forme di Welfare (Centro Nazionale di Prevenzione e Difesa Sociale, 2003).
- Hope and Fear in Constitutional Law, in Erik Oddvar Eriksen, John Erik Fossum and Agustín José Menéndez, A Constitution for Europe, (2004).(advocating stakeholding as an entitlement of European citizenship.)
- Why a New Paradigm?, U. Richmond L. Rev., vol. 37, pp. 1147-1184 (2003) (with Ian Ayres).
- And Now for the Bad News, in Janos Kornai & Susan Rose-Ackerman eds., Building a Trustworthy State in Post-Socialist Transition, pp. 21-22 (2004).
- Macro-freedom (with Anne Alstott) in Ackerman, Alstott &Van Parijs et. al Rethinking Distribution pp. 209-16 (2006).
- Why Stakeholding? (with Anne Alstott) , in Ackerman, Alstott &Van Parijs et. al, Rethinking Distribution pp. 43-65 (2006); .preprinted in Politics & Society vol. 32, pp. 41-60 (2004).
- Radical Liberalism, in Keith Dowding, Jurgen de Wispelaere & Stuart White eds., The Ethics of Stakeholding (London: Macmillan, 2005).
- The Case for Stakeholding, Diacritica (Universidade do Minho, Portugal), vol. 17, pp. 217-228 (2003).
- The New Paradigm Reconsidered, Calif. L. Rev. vol. 91, pp. 743-68 (2003) (with Ian Ayres).
- Deliberation Day, Journal of Political Philosophy , vol. 10, pp. 129-52 (2002) (with James Fishkin); reprinted in James Fishkin and Peter Laslett, Debating Deliberative Democracy pp. 7-30 (2003)
- Off-Balance, in Bruce Ackerman ed., Bush v. Gore: The Question of Legitimacy (Yale Univ. Press: 2002).
- Revised Opinion for Brown v. Board of Education, in Jack Balkin ed., What Brown v. Board of Education Should Have Said, pp. 100-23 (NYU Press: 2001).
- $80,000 and a Dream: A Simple Plan for Generating Equal Opportunity, The American Prospect pp. 25-27 (July 17, 2000) (with Anne Alstott).
- The New Separation of Powers, Harvard Law Review vol.113, pp.633-729 (2000). (Italian: Carocci (2003); Chinese: Constitutionalism Review, vol. 3, pp. 600-704 (2003); Spanish (2004), Chinese (2006)).
- O Novo Constitucionalismo Mundial, in Margarida Maria Lacombe Camargo, 1988-1998, Uma Decada de Constituicao (1999).
- Constitutional Economics/Constitutional Politics,10 Constitutional Political Economy 415(1999).
- Your Stake in America (with Anne Alstott), 41 Arizona L. Rev. 249 (1999).
- Should Opera Be Subsidized? and Riposte: Lighten Up! Dissent 89 (Summer 1999).
- Revolution on a Human Scale, Yale Law Journal vol.108, pp.2279-2349 (1999).
- Taxation and the Constitution, Columbia Law Review vol.99, pp. 1-67 (1999).
- Testimony Before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on the Impeachment of President Clinton, 32 PS [Political Science and Politics] pp. 24, 29-31 (March 1999)
- The Broken Engine of Progressive Politics, The American Prospect, pp. 34-43 (May-June 1998)
- Temporal Horizons of Justice, Journal of Philosophy, vol. 94, pp. 299-317 (1997).
- The Rise of World Constitutionalism, University of Virginia Law Review, vol. 83, pp. 771-797 (1997) [reprinted as Dean’s Occasional Paper, Yale Law School (October, 1997)]; Chinese: Nanjing Univ. Law Rev. 10-27 (2001).
- A Generation of Betrayal? Fordham Law Review, vol. 45, pp. 1519-36 (1997).
- An Open Letter to Congressman Gingrich, (endorsed by 16 other law professors), Yale Law Journal, vol. 104, pp. 1539-44 (1995).
- The Next American Revolution in Austin Sarat ed. Identities, Politics and Rights, pp. 403-23 (University of Michigan Press, 1995)
- Our Unconventional Founding, (with Katyal) University of Chicago L. Rev. vol. 62, pp. 475 ff. (1995).
- Is NAFTA Constitutional? (with Golove) Harvard Law Review, vol. 108, pp. 799-929 (1995).
- La democratie dualiste, 1789 et l'Invention de la Constitution (eds. Michel Troper and Lucien Jaume) pp. 191-204 (LGDJ-Bruylant, 1994)
- The Political Case for Constitutional Courts, in, Liberalism Without Illusions (ed. Bernard Yack) pp. 205-19 (U. Chi. Press, 1995)
- Political Liberalisms, Journal of Philosophy, vol. 91, pp. 364-86 (1994) ; reprinted in Shaun Young ed., Political Liberalism: Variations on a Theme (2004).
- Higher Lawmaking, in Responding to Imperfection: The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Amendment (ed. Sanford Levinson), pp. 63-87 (Princeton University Press, 1995).
- Rooted Cosmopolitanism, Ethics, vol. 104, pp. 516-35 (1994).
- Crediting the Voters: A New Beginning for Campaign Finance, American Prospect pp. 71-80 (Spring, 1993). (Italian: Politica del Diritto, vol. 24, pp. 647-664 (1993)); reprinted in Burnham, The American Prospect: Reader in American Politics, pp. 218-31 (1994)
- Von der Revolution zur Verfassung, Transit: Europaische Revue, vol. 4, pp. 46-61 (1992)
- Liberating Abstraction, U. of Chicago Law Review, vol. 59, pp. 317-348 (1992); reprinted in Stone, Epstein, & Sunstein, The Bill of Rights in the Modern State pp. 317-348 (U. Chi. Press, 1992).
- The Lost Opportunity, in Tel Aviv University Studies in Law, vol 10, pp. 53-68 (1991).
- Die Zukunft der Liberalen Revolution, Die Neue Gesellschaft/Frankfurter Hefte, vol. 39, no. 3. pp.221-231 (1992).
- The Common Law Constitution of John Marshall Harlan, New York Law School Law Review, vol 36, pp. 5-32 (1991).
- Robert Bork's Grand Inquisition, Yale Law Journal, vol. 92 pp. 1419-39 (1990); The Grand Inquisitor, The American Prospect, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 106-114 (1990).
- Constitutional Politics/Constitutional Law, Yale Law Journal, vol. 89, pp. 453-546 (1989).
- Neutralities, in Liberalism and the Good (ed. by Douglass, Mara, & Richardson) pp. 29-43 (1990).
- A Reforming Environmental Law : The Democratic Case for Market Incentives, Columbia Journal of Environmental Law (with Richard Stewart) vol. 13, pp. 171-199 (1988).
- Why Dialogue?, Journal of Philosophy, vol. 86, pp. 5-22 (1989) (Italian: Teoria Politica (1989); German: Akten Des 12, Internationalen Wittgenstein Symposiums pp. 25-35 (1988)); Dutch: Von den Brink & Von Reijen, Het Recht Van De Moraal pp. 67-84 (1994); Spanish: Metapolitica vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 207-22 (1998)).
- Transformative Appointments, Harvard Law Review, vol. 101, pp. 1164-1184 (1988)
- Neo-Federalism? in Jon Elster (ed.), Constitutionalism and Democracy (Cambridge Univ. Press: 1988)
- Law, Economics, and the Problem of Legal Culture, Duke Law Journal, vol. 6, pp 929-947 (1986) (Italian: Rivista Critica di Diritto Privato); (German: Schäfer and Wehrt eds., Die Ökonomisierung der Sozialwissenschaften [Campus: 1988]).
- Deux Sortes de Recherches en Droit et Economie, in Revue de la Recherche Juridique: Droit Prospectif (Presses Universitaires d'Aix-Marseille: 1986)
- Reforming Environmental Law (with Richard Stewart), Stanford Law Review, vol. 37, pp. 1333-1365 (1985)
- Cost Benefit and the Constitution, in Roger Noll (ed.), Regulatory Policy and the Social Sciences, pp. 351-357 (1985)
- Foreword: Talking and Trading, Columbia Law Review, vol. 85, pp. 899-903 (1985).
- Toward a Theory of Statutory Evolution: The Federalization of Environmental Law (with Donald Elliott and John Millian), Journal of Law, Economics, Organization, Vol. 1, pp. 313-340 (1985).
- Beyond Carolene Products, Harvard Law Review, vol. 98, pp. 713-46 (1985), (Chinese: Selected Essays on Constitutional Law from the Harvard Law Review: 2005)
- Storrs Lectures: Discovering the Constitution, Yale Law Journal, vol. 93, pp. 1013-1072 (1984)
- Canada at the Constitutional Crossroads (with Robert Charney), University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 34, pp. 117-135 (1984)
- Foreword: Law in an Activist State, Yale Law Journal, vol. 92, pp. 1-45 (1983) (Dutch: Het recht in een activistische staat, Staatkundig jaarboek, 1983-1984, pp. 313-328, Leiden, December 1983).
- On Getting What We Don't Deserve, Social Philosophy and Policy, vol. 1, pp. 60-70 (1983).
- What is Neutral about Neutrality?, Ethics, vol. 93, pp. 372-390 (1983)
- Beyond the New Deal: Reply (with William T. Hassler), Yale Law Journal, vol. 90, pp. 1412-1434 (1981)
- The Marketplace of Ideas, Yale Law Journal, vol. 90, pp. 1131-1148 (1981)
- Beyond the New Deal: Coal and the Clean Air Act (with William Hassler), Yale Law Journal, vol. 89, pp. 1466-1571 (1980)
- Four Questions for Legal Theory, Nomos, vol. 22, pp. 351-375 (1980)
- The Structure of Subchapter C: An Anthropological Comment, Yale Law Journal, vol. 87, pp. 436-446 (1977)
- The Jurisprudence of Just Compensation, Environmental Law, vol. 7, pp. 509-519 (1977)
- Law and the Modern Mind, Daedalus, pp. 119-131 (1974)
- The Uncertain Search for Environmental Policy: Part I with James Sawyer), University of Pennsylvania Law Review, vol. 120, pp. 419-503 (1972); Part II (with Rose-Ackerman and Henderson), University of Pennsylvania Law Review, vol. 121, pp. 1225-1308 (1973).
- More on Slum Housing and Redistribution Policy, Yale Law Journal, vol. 82, pp. 1194-1207 (1973)
- Regulating Slum Housing Markets on Behalf of the Poor, Yale Law Journal, vol. 80, pp. 1093-1197 (1971)
Occasional Essays
- Why are “Liberal Democrats” Leading the Constitutional Campaign Against the Wealth Tax?, The American Prospect, November 18, 2019
- John Roberts Won't Let Mitch McConnell Derail a Trump Impeachment Trial, Slate, October 21, 2019
- Why Trump’s Play is Blatantly Unconstitutional, Politico, July 11, 2019
- Scholars Letter: It's Time to End Life Tenure on the Supreme Court, Supreme Court Term Limits, July 8, 2019
- It’s Time to End Life Tenure on the Supreme Court, Campaign for Supreme Court Term Limits, July 8, 2019
- La Cour suprême brésilienne a le devoir de libérer Lula et d’annuler sa condamnation, Le Monde, June 25, 2019(The Brazilian Supreme Court Has the Duty to Free Lula from Prison and Annul His Conviction)
- Legal Scholars' Letter on Initiating a Congressional Lawsuit to End Illegal U.S. Role in Yemen War, The Volokh Conspiracy, June 10, 2019
- Mueller is Right: It’s Up to Congress to Act, and Impeachment Isn’t the Only Option, Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2019
- Trump's Own Trade Deal Would Make His Proposed Border Closure Unlawful, Slate, April 2, 2019
- Interview with Bruce Ackerman, Gazeta Wyborcza, March 6, 2019
- The Constitutional Critiques of Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Plan Are Absurd, Slate, February 19, 2019
- No, Trump Cannot Declare an ‘Emergency’ to Build His Wall, New York Times, January 5, 2019
- Trust in the Justices of the Supreme Court is Waning. Here are Three Ways to Fortify the Court, Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2018
- Face à Trump, comment l’Europe peut protége l’OTAN, Le Monde, December 18, 2018
(English Translation: How Europe Can Save NATO from Trump) - The President Has Entirely Too Many Lawyers (And Not Just This President), White House Watch, October 18, 2018
- The cooperation of Polish and American defenders of constitutional democracy is the foundation of Polish national security, Gazeta Wyborcza, October 17, 2018
- Withheld Kavanaugh Documents Are a Constitutional Crisis in the Making, Huffington Post, September 5, 2018
- Trump Can’t Make War Whenever He Likes, New York Times, April 16, 2018
- How to Have a Serious Referendum on Brexit and Avoid a Rerun of the Original (with Sir Julian Legrand), LSE British Public Policy, March 31, 2018
- The President Has Too Much Power to Make War, Lit Hub, March 8, 2018
- Presidential Lawlessness: The Case for Fundamental Reform, Public Books, February 26, 2018
- Here’s a Campaign Finance Law that Would Take Democracy Back from the 1 Percent (with Ro Khanna), The Sacramento Bee, January 29, 2018
- How to Stop Trump Blowing It Up, New York Reiview of Books, November 28, 2017
- Smith v. Trump In the D.C. Circuit: A Guided Tour of the Oral Argument, Lawfare, November 1, 2017
- The Case for Constitutional Reform in Poland, Yale Global Online, September 28, 2017
- Unilateral Rocket Man, Slate, September 21, 2017
- A Democratic Answer to the Tragedy in Barcelona? (with Antoni Abat I Ninet), El Pais, August 23, 2017 (English version, August 27, 2017).
- Congress Should Go Immediately Into Special Session And Stop Trump’s Brinkmanship, Huffington Post, August 16, 2017
- Les Précédents Présidents Étaient des Personnes Sérieuses. Donald Trump ne L’est Pas, Le Nouvel Ordre Mondial, July 11, 2017.
- The Worst Thing About Trump Jr.‘s Revelations, Canadian TV, July 10, 2017
- Will Congress Cede Its War-Making Authority to Trump?, The Atlantic, June 20, 2017
- Four More Years?, Huffington Post, May 19, 2017
- Trump Must Get Congress’s O.K. on Syria, New York Times, April 7, 2017
- "Mentiras de Trump Acirram Alienação Nos EUA," Folha de S. Paulo, March 12, 2017
- If 'We Don't Win Anymore,' Why Does Trump Keep Promoting Generals? Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2017
- “La Izquierda Carece de Programa Político Para el Siglo XXI”, Ct-xt-esp, February 15, 2017
- Der neue Nato-deal, Süddeutsche Zeitung, January 9, 2017 (English translation: Yale MacMillan Center, Romanian Translation: România Curată)
- Es ist Wirklich Ernst, Die Zeit, December 15, 2016
- Britain at the Constitutional Crossroads, Prospect, December 7, 2016
- What Happens to NATO Now?, The Atlantic, November 21, 2016
- Is Obama Enabling the Next President to Launch Illegal Wars?, The Atlantic, August 24, 2016
French Translation: Jus Politicum (September 2, 2016) - How Hillary Can Join the Revolution (with Anne Alstott), Huffington Post, June 7, 2016
- Is America’s War on ISIS Illegal?, New York Times, May 4, 2016
- A Presidential Run by Michael Bloomberg Could Plunge the Country into a Constitutional Crisis, Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2016
- Obama is Poland’s Only Hope (with Maciej Kisilowski), Foreign Policy, January 21, 2016
- Hollande’s War Talk Gives Islamic State What it Wants Most, Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2015
- La guerra all'Isis legittima il Califfo, Lettera 43, November 18, 2015
- Democracy Dollars’ Can Give Every Voter a Real Voice in American Politics (with Ian Ayres), Washington Post, November 5, 2015
- Cry ‘Havoc’ and Let Slip the Constitution of War (with Tokujin Matsudaira), Foreign Policy, September 29, 2015
- The Lawless Presidency of Marco Rubio—A Reply to Professor Ku (with David Golove), Opinio Juris, September 16, 2015
- Can the Next President Repudiate Obama’s Iran Agreement? (with David Golove), The Atlantic, September 10, 2015
- Can the Supreme Court Force Congress to Own the War on ISIS?, The Atlantic, August 25, 2015
- Germany’s Failure of Vision, New York Times, July 9, 2015
- La Grèce masque la vraie crise de l’Europe, Le Monde, June 22, 2015
- Britain Should Deliberate Before It Votes on Europe (with James Fishkin). Huffington Post, June 17, 2015
- In Supreme Court Redistricting Case, It's the 'Whole Number of Persons, Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2015.
- John Roberts' Trail-Blazing Campaign Reform (with Ian Ayres), The Atlantic, May 7, 2015.
- What Shinzo Abe Wants from Washington – And Why He Shouldn’t Get It, Huffington Post, April 22, 2015
- Hillary Clinton’s Bad Beginning, Huffington Post, April 13, 2015.
(Portuguese translation: Huff Post, Brasil) - Europa, hilf dir selbst! (Europe, Take Care of Yourself!), Sueddeutsche Zeitung, February 21/22, 2015.
- Congress, Don’t Be Fooled; Obama Still Believes in Unlimited War, New York Times, February 11, 2015
- What We Can Learn From the French About Terrorism, Huffington Post, January 9, 2015
- Like the Emancipation Proclamation, Obama’s Order Forces Democracy, Los Angeles Times, November 23, 2014
- Obama’s Illegal War, Washington Post, November 5, 2014
- How Nancy Pelosi Can Force Congress to Vote on the War Against ISIS, Huffington Post, October 3, 2014
- How Congress Cut and Ran on Syria, Politico, September 23, 2014
- Obama’s Betrayal of the Constitution, New York Times, September 12, 2014
- Europe Needs to Provide for its Own Defense, Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2014
- CIA v. Senate: The Constitution Demands Action, Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2014
- America’s Tragic Turn in Germany and Japan, Huffington Post, July 15, 2014
(German translation: Huffington Post)
(Japanese translation: Huffington Post)
(Chinese translation: Huffington Post) - Dishonest Abe (with Tokujin Matsudaira), Foreign Policy, June 24, 2014
- Obama Should Not Let Europe Slip Away, Washington Post, May 30, 2014
- Dr. King Showed Faith in Government, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 11, 2014
- Was Martin Luther King Wrong?, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2014
- All Eyes on Obama (with Ian Ayres), Slate, April 4, 2014
- Dignity Is A Constitutional Principle, New York Times, March 30, 2014
- Presidential Power Grabs: Their Causes and Cure, Huffington Post, February 10, 2014
- Obama’s NSA Blind Spot, Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2014.
- The White House Begs the Question on Mass Surveillance, Huffington Post, December 26, 2013
- Indefinite Extension, Foreign Policy, November 25, 2013
- Making Up With Europe, Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2013
- Republican Peter King Takes the Lead, Huffington Post, October 13, 2013
- Canceling the Shutdown, Playing by the Rules, Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2013
- Surveillance and the FISA Court, Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2013
- Why Legal Education Should Last For Three Years, Washington Post, September, 6 2013
- Bait and Switch, Foreign Policy, September 3, 2013
- How the Internet Can Save Journalism, Huffington Post, August 7, 2013
- Breach or Debate, Foreign Policy, August 1, 2013
- To Save Egypt, Drop the Presidency, New York Times, July 11, 2013
- Oversight Now, Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, June 11, 2013
- Send Judges to Guantanamo, Then Shut It (with Eugene Fidell), New York Times, May 3, 2012
- The Supreme Court's War on the Twentieth Century, Huffington Post, January 31, 2013
- A Militarized Japan? (with Tokujin Matsudaira), Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2013
- A New Route Around the Fiscal Cliff (with Yair Listokin), Huffington Post, December 12, 2012
- Tax Reform? We Need a Revolution, Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2012
- Election Bosses (with Ian Ayres), Slate, November 2, 2012
- How Obama Might Still Inspire, Huffington Post, September 27, 2012
- Broken Bond (with Miguel Maduro), Foreign Policy, September 17, 2012
- Secret Laws Are Oxymorons, The Economist, July 24, 2012 at http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2012/07/bruce-ackerman-presidential-power
- Texas’ Poll Tax in Disguise (with Jennifer Nou), Los Angeles Times, July 16, 2012
- Roberts Raises the Election Years Stakes, Huffington Post, June 29, 2012
- Protect, Don't Prosecute, Leakers Who Defend Our Constitution, New York Times, June 13, 2012
- We the People Rise Again, Slate, June 4, 2012
- Eduardo Saverin Controversy: Slam the Door on Tax Refugees, Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2012
- Payback for a Facebook Tax Refugee, Los Angeles Times, May 16, 2012
- Elect-Your-Match: Computer Dating Hits the Presidential Race! (with Danieli Evans), Huffington Post, May 3, 2012
- President Obama: Don’t Go There, Washington Post, April 20, 2012
- Nixon In Iran?, Huffington Post, March 19, 2012
- The Legal Case Against Attacking Iran, Los Angeles Times, March 5, 2012
- Reconstructing Citizenship for the Twenty First Century, an Interview with Bruce Ackerman, La Vie des Idees, March 5, 2012
- How Congress Can Overrule Citizens United (with Ian Ayres), Huffington Post, February 9, 2012
- Recess Appointments: Release the Legal Advice, Wall Street Journal, January 11, 2012
- Washington Standoff, Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2012
- A Christmas Present for the Pentagon, Slate, December 28 2011
- A United States of Europe?, Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2011
- The Law School Experience [letter], New York Times, December 5, 2011
- Supreme Court’s Obamacare Ruling Will Politicize Judicial Process, Daily Beast, November 15, 2011
- Occupying the First Amendment (with Yochai Benkler), Huffington Post, October 21, 2011
- Democratizing Wall Street? (with Anne Alstott), Huffington Post, October 12, 2011
- Obama’s Death Panels, Foreign Policy, October 7, 2011
- Class Warfare? (with Anne Alstott), Huffington Post, September 27, 2011
- Why (and How) To Tax the Super-Rich, Los Angeles Times, September 20, 2011 (with Anne Alstott)
- Mission Accomplished. Finally. Foreign Policy, September 7, 2011
- Crisis, What Crisis, Slate, July 29, 2011
- Obama’s Flawed Legal Reasoning and How to Fix It, The Daily Beast, June 28, 2011
- Legal Acrobatics, Illegal War, New York Times, June 21, 2011
- How to Resolve the War Powers Impasse (with Hathaway), Guardian, June 3, 2011
- Obama’s Illegal War (with Hathaway), Foreign Policy, June 1, 2011
- Death of the War Powers Act? (with Hathaway), Washington Post, May 17, 2011
- The World After Bin-Laden (with Hathaway), Washington Post, May 3, 2011
- Private Manning’s Humiliation (with Benkler), The New York Review of Books, April 28, 2011
- Bradley Manning’s Inhumane Treatment (with Benkler), Guardian, April 11, 2011
- The Constitutional Clock is Clicking on Obama’s War (with Hathaway), Foreign Policy, April 6, 2011
- Obama’s Unconstitutional War, Foreign Policy, March 24, 2011
- It’s Not Up to the President to Impose a No Fly Zone Over Libya, Huffington Post, March 9, 2011
- Parliament to the Rescue, Foreign Policy, March 1, 2011
- Did Congress Approve America’s Longest War? (with Oona Hathaway), The Guardian, January 23, 2011 Obama Contre-Attaque, Le Monde, January 11, 2011
- Obama Contraataca, El Pais, January 7, 2011
- Filibuster Reform Both Parties Could Agree On, Wall Street Journal, January 4, 2011
- The Ultra-Imperial Presidency, Miller-McCune Magazine, December 16, 2010
- Charging Julian Assange Could Be Unconstitutional (with Sara Aronchick Solow), The Guardian, December 10, 2010
- The Interview: Bruce Ackerman on the Decline and Fall of the American Republic, France 24 (television), December 6, 2010
- Decline and Fall of the American Republic: Six Questions for Bruce Ackerman, by Scott Horton, Harper’s Magazine, November 23, 2010
- Obama contra-ataca, Diario de Noticias, November 17, 2010
- Is the Lame-duck Congress Constitutional?, Washington Post, November 12, 2010
- The Dangers of an Imperial Presidency, Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2010
- Dangers of a Politicized Presidency, Washington Post, October 1, 2010
- Obama, Warren, and the Imperial Presidency, Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2010
- The Radical Presidency, Foreign Policy, September 16, 2010
- At the Crossroads, London Review of Books, September 9, 2010.
- What Obama Should Say (with Oona Hathaway), Huffington Post, August 30, 2010.
- An Increasingly Politicized Military, Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2010.
- James Clapper: Another Military Man for a Civilian Post, Washington Post, June 9, 2010.
- Interview with Ezra Klein, Citizens United Was A Shot Across the Bow, Washington Post, May 12. 2010.
- Why the Lib Dems Do Well Out of TV Debates (with James Fishkin), The Guardian, April 29, 2010. How to Swing Congress (with Oona Hathaway), Los Angeles Times, April 3, 2010.
- How Biden Could Fix the Senate, American Prospect, March 15, 2010.
- How to Keep Future John Yoos Under Control, Washington Post, February 23, 2010.
- How to Counter Corporate Speech (with David Wu), Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2010.
- Despite Court Ruling, Congress Can Still Limit Campaign Finance (with Ian Ayres), Washington Post, January 26, 2010.
- What Will Congress Do About Afghanistan? (with Oona Hathaway), Slate, December 9, 2009.
- A General’s Public Pressure, Washington Post, October 2, 2009.
- America Needs to Prepare for Early Iraq Pullout (with Oona Hathaway), Financial Times, August 24, 2009.
- Section Five and the On-going Canonization of the Civil Rights Revolution, Balkinization, June 22, 2009.
- Abolish the White House Counsel, Slate, April 22, 2009.
- The Demonization of Harold Koh, The Daily Beast, April 8, 2009.
- Why We Need a Commission on Presidential Power, American Prospect, March 26, 2009.
- A Role for Congress to Reclaim, Washington Post, March 11, 2009.
- A National Endowment for Journalism? (with Ian Ayres), The Guardian, February 13, 2009. (French translation: Liberation, April 21, 2009).
- How Obama Can Fix an Illegal War (with Hathaway), San Francisco Chronicle, January 23, 2009.
- Impeach Jay Bybee, Slate, January 13, 2009.
- Making a Treaty: The Senate’s Role (with Hathaway)(letter to the editor), NY Times, January 8, 2009.
- The Iraq War Is Now Illegal (with Hathaway), The Daily Beast, December 31, 2008.
- A Legal Time Bomb in Iraq, The Guardian (UK), December 12, 2008.
- Restoring the Rule of Law to the White House, The Daily Beast, November 20, 2008.
- The Great Repudiator? (with Magliocca), American Prospect. November 5, 2008.
- Bush’s Final Illusion (with Hathaway), Slate, October 21, 2008.
- Abolish the Vice-Presidency, Los Angeles Times, October 2, 2008.
- What Bush Will Surrender in Iraq (with Hathaway), Time Magazine, September 11, 2008.
- The Coming Transatlantic Crisis, Guardian (U.K.), September 2, 2008.
- What Georgia Means for Europe, Guardian (U.K.), August 12, 2008.
- Into No-Man’s Land (with Oona Hathaway), Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2008
- In Iraq, Timetables or Horizons or…?, New York Times (letter to the editor) July 23, 2008.
- Keep Your Paws Off the Presidency, Slate, July 15, 2008.
- Fixing the System Obama Broke (with Ian Ayres), American Prospect (July 3, 2008).
- A Better Way with Referendums (with James K. Fishkin), Financial Times (June 17, 2008).
- Hey, What About the 24th? The Constitutional Amendment that the Court Forgot (with Jennifer Nou), Slate (May 2, 2008).
- The War’s Expiration Date, Washington Post (with Oona Hathaway) (April 5, 2008).
- McCain Was Born in the Panama Canal Zone. So?, New York Times (letter to the editor) March 1, 2008.
- An Agreement without Agreement, Washington Post (with Oona Hathaway) (February 15, 2008).
- Where Money Is No Object, Guardian (U.K.) (with Ian Ayres) (January 26, 2008).
- Checks, Please, Guardian (U.K.) (January 15, 2008). Bush Isn’t the Only Decider, Los Angeles Times (November 29, 2007).
- Inherit the Windfall, Guardian (U.K.) (with Anne Alstott) (October 11, 2007).
- An Inheritance for All, American Prospect Online (with Anne Alstott) (October 4, 2007).
- The Risks of Playing Politics with the Military, Financial Times (September 5, 2007).
- What We Owe Suspected Terrorists, Guardian (U.K.) (July 23, 2007).
- Down with Plutocrats and Fat Cat Donors, Slate (June 25, 2007)(with Ian Ayres).
- The King is Dead. Long Live the King?, Guardian (U.K.) (June 15, 2007).
- Japan’s Revolution Is Far Too Quiet, Foreign Policy (June 1, 2007) (with Norikazu Kawagishi).
- Dealing with the Worst, Guardian (U.K.) (May 21, 2007).
- War Powers Debate with Jon Yoo: Remember Andrew Johnson, Los Angeles Times (April 6, 2007).
- War Powers Debate with John Yoo: We Don't Want a Warrior King, Los Angeles Times (April 5, 2007).
- War Powers Debate with John Yoo: Some of Us Have Been Consistent, Los Angeles Times (April 4, 2007).
- War Powers Debate with John Yoo: Say No to King George, Los Angeles Times (April 3, 2007).
- War Powers Debate with John Yoo: Congressional leadership is necessary and proper, Los Angeles Times (April 2, 2007).
- Did Jefferson Abuse His Authority to Count Himself into the Presidency?, History News Network (March 19, 2007)
- The Half-Trillion Dollar Solution (with David Wu), American Prospect Online (February 27, 2007).
- Britain Needs a New Agency to Fight Corruption, Financial Times (February 2, 2007).
- Set a Spending Limit on Iraq, Los Angeles Times (January 10, 2007).
- What if Terrorists Destroy Washington?, Los Angeles Times (December 16, 2006).
- A Liberal Manifesto for America, Opendemocracy (October 30, 2006)
- We Answer to the Name of Liberals, American Prospect (November, 2006) (with Todd Gitlin), posted on website October 18, 2006 at . published in France by Liberation (October 19, 2006) at http://www.liberation.fr/opinions/rebonds/211551.FR.php); in Italy by La Repubblica (November 3, 2006); in Argentina by La Nacion (November 5, 2006); in Spain by El Pais (November 6, 2006); in Canada by the Toronto Star (November 10, 2006), in Germany by the Suddeutsche Zeitung (November 10, 2006).
- White House Warden, Los Angeles Times (September 28, 2006).
- Bad Party Line: All the Reasons to Hate Bush's Wiretapping Bill, Slate (September 18, 2006).
- Talk of "War" is Misleading and Dangerous, Philadelphia Inquirer (September 12, 2006).
- In Case of Emergency, American Prospect Online (August 18, 2006).
- Give N.Y.'s Poor What They Need Most: A Voice, New York Daily News, p. 31 (August 14, 2006) (with Ian Ayres).
- How Congress Can Make Guantanamo Even Worse, Slate (July 17, 2006).
- Before the Next Attack, New Statesman (July 3, 2006).
- Putting Reason Back into Emergency Powers, Boston Globe (July 2, 2006).
- Come Scegliere il Si o il No (How to Choose Between Yes and No), La Repubblica (with James Fishkin) (June 23, 2006).
- Export This? (with James Fishkin), Letter to the Editor, NY Times Magazine (May 7, 2006).
- Secret Political Donations Can End the Secret Deals, Financial Times April 26, 2006 (with Ian Ayres).
- The Perils of Judicial Restraint, Slate (April 5, 2006)
- Inheritance Taxes (with Anne Alstott), Letter to the Editor, NY Times (April 4, 2006).
- Terrorism and Civil Liberties, Yale Alumni Magazine, pp. 24-26 (March-April 2006).
- Interview with Gabor Halmai, Fundamentum (special English edition), 49-58 (2005).
- The Secrets They Keep, Slate (December 20, 2005).
- Senate, White House Hypocrisy on Torture, Philadelphia Inquirer (December 14, 2005).
- A National Day of Deliberation?(with Jiunn-Rong Yeh), China Times (November 22, 2005).
- Protect Court Against a Stealth Revolution, Philadelphia Inquirer (October 16, 2005).
- The Constitutional Moment that Wasn’t, American Prospect (September 21, 2005)
- Come Proteggere Le Nostre Liberta, La Repubblica, p. 39 (July 22, 2005).
- High Court, High Stakes, American Prospect, pp. 35-38 (August, 2005).
- Bush and the Stealth Justice, Los Angeles Times p. B 13 (July 7, 2005).
- Cheney’s Betrayal, American Prospect Online (May 23, 2005)
- A Threat to Impartiality in the American Senate, Financial Times, p. 19 (May 16, 2005).
- Kapitalismus fuer Alle, 7 brand eins pp. 40-44 (March 2005).
- The Filibuster Rule: Play by the Rules, Philadelphia Inquirer (March 16, 2005).
- Immune to Democracy (with John Ackerman), New York Times, p. A 21 (March 4, 2005).
- Voting with Dollars, (with comments by Cong. Barney Frank and Nick Littlefield) 57 Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences pp. 18-21 (Summer 2004).
- Loyal to Rumsfeld – or the Constitution?, American Prospect, pp. 6 – 7 (November 2004).
- Reply to Professor Rotunda, American Prospect Online, October 15, 2004.
- From Debates to Deliberation (with James Fishkin), Center for American Progress web-site, October 14, 2004.
- Oath of Offense, American Prospect Online, October 6, 2004.
- The Rumsfeld Oath, American Prospect Online, September 29, 2004.
- Abu Ghraib Requires a Political Response, Philadelphia Inquirer (September 15, 2004).
- Like Father, Like Son, American Prospect Online, September 14, 2004.
- States of Emergency, American Prospect, p. 40 (September 2004).
- Just Imagine, A Day Off Devoted to Fulfilling a Democratic Duty (with James Fishkin), Philadelphia Inquirer (June 20, 2004).
- 2-for-1 Voting, New York Times, p. A 27 (May 5, 2004).
- The Thinking Voter (with James Fishkin), Prospect, pp. 15-16 (May 2004).
- A Precedent-Setting Appearance, Center for American Progress (web-site), April 8, 2004.
- A Holiday Fit for a President (with James Fishkin), Los Angeles Times, p. B 13, (February 16, 2004).
- How Jefferson Counted Himself In (with David Fontana), Atlantic Monthly, pp. 84-95 (March, 2004).
- Deliberation Day (with James Fishkin), American Prospect, January 2004.
- Righting the Ship of Democracy (with James Fishkin), Legal Affairs pp. 34-39 (January-February 2004).
- System Down (with Ian Ayres), American Prospect Online, December 12, 2003.
- Interview with Gabor Halmai, Fundamentum (in Hungarian), pp. 51-62 (issue 2/2003).
- The Vote Must Go On, New York Times, p. A-27, September 17, 2003.
- Patriot Dollars Put Money Where the Voters Are, Los Angeles Times, p. 15, July 17, 2003 (with Ian Ayres).
- Fear Itself, American Prospect, (web exclusive) June 3, 2003.
- Raw Deal, American Prospect, (web exclusive) May 14, 2003.
- Never Again, American Prospect, p. 24, May 2003.
- Judicial Extremism: A German Antidote, Los Angeles Times, p. 15, February 19, 2003.
- Is the Right to March a Security Issue?, Newsday, p. A 17, February 18, 2003.
- Two Fronts, American Prospect (web exclusive), January 27, 2003.
- Keep Politics Off the Bench, Los Angeles Times, p. M 5, January 5, 2003.
- Bush, Iraq, and the Rule of Law, Letters to the Editor, New York Times, p. A 18, November 23, 2002.
- Government by Half-Truth, The American Prospect (web exclusive), October 24, 2002.
- Facing the Threat From North Korea, Washington Post, Letters to the Editor, p. A22, October 19, 2002.
- Episode oder Epoche, Frankfurter Rundschau, Feuilleton, October 16, 2002.
- The Legality of Using Force, New York Times, p. A15, September 21, 2002.
- But What's the Legal Case for Preemption?, Washington Post, p. B2, August 18, 2002.
- Campaign Reform's Worst Enemy, New York Times, p. 13, July 6, 2002 (with Ian Ayres).
- Bush Must Avoid Shortcuts on Road to War, Los Angeles Times, p. 15, May 31, 2002.
- Don't Panic, London Review of Books, pp. 15-16, February 7, 2002. German version: Frankfurter Rundschau, February 15, 2002.
- War is Handy Politics for Bush, Los Angeles Times, p. M 5, February 3, 2002.
- Bush Can't Operate as a One-Man Act, Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2001.
- On the Home Front, A Winnable War, New York Times, p. A 21, November 6, 2001.
- Sunset Can Put a Halt to Twilight of Liberty, Los Angeles Times, p. B 11, September 20, 2001.
- Treaties Don't Belong to Presidents Alone, New York Times, p. A 23, August 29, 2001.
- Tony Blair's Big Idea, New York Times, Op-Ed, Sec. 4, p. 15, May 6, 2001 (with Anne Alstott).
- Bush's Alarming Race Against the Clock, Boston Globe, Op-Ed, April 29, 2001.
- Foil Bush's Maneuvers for Packing Court, Los Angeles Times, Op-Ed, p. B11, April 26, 2001.
- Anatomy of a Constitutional Coup, London Review of Books, pp. 3-7, February 8, 2001. Translation: Le Monde, p. 18, February 27, 2001.
- The Court Packs Itself, The American Prospect, p. 42, February 12, 2001
- Keep Election Fixes to Middle Ground, Los Angeles Times, p. 7 December 18, 2000
- As Florida Goes..., New York Times, Op-Ed, p. A-33, December 12, 2000
- $80,000 and a Dream (with Anne Alstott), American Prospect, pp. 23-25, July 17, 2000.
- How $50 Can Beat Big Money Campaigns, Los Angeles Times, p. B7, October 18, 1999.
- An Unconstitutional Republican Exit Strategy, Los Angeles Times, p. B7, February 3, 1999.
- Reply to Professor Tribe, January 8, 1999
- This Lame-Duck Impeachment Should Die, Op- Ed, Washington Post, p. A17, December 24, 1998.
- Contest Lame-duck House Vote, Op-Ed, USA Today, p.12A, December 23,1998.
- Lameduck Impeachment? Not So Fast, Op-Ed, New York Times, December 8, 1998.
- Without the People, Impeachment Fails, Op-Ed, Los Angeles Times, November 6, 1998.
- What Ken Starr Neglected to Tell Us, Op-Ed, New York Times, September 14, 1998.
- Euro Follows American Example, Letters to the Editor, New York Times, May 2, 1998, p. A-14.
- Welfare for Wagner?, Project Syndicate [syndicated column for numerous European newspapers], May-June 1998 [on subsidizing the opera]. A longer version of the same essay was published in the Newsletter of the Institut fuer die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, Feb-April 1998, as “Subsidize the Opera?”
- Historical Perspective [on Presidential Impeachment], Letters to the Editor, New York Times, February 2, 1998, p. A-22.
- The Patriot Option, The Boston Review, pp. 13-14 (April/May 1997)
- Joint Letter on the Constitutionality of the World Trade Organization and the Uruguay Round, Hearings before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, S. 2467, GATT Implementing Legislation, S. Hrg. 103-823, pp. 529-31 (1994).
- Gingrich v. The Constitution, New York Times, Op-Ed page, December 10, 1994.
- Let's Introduce a New Political Currency System to Restore the Sovereign Citizenry in Japan (with Norikazu Kawagishi), Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo), Op-Ed page, September 28, 1993.
- We the People--and Congress--Have Yet To Be Heard (with Harold Koh), Los Angeles Times, Op-Ed page, May 5, 1993.
- Reforming Campaign Reform, Wall Street Journal, Op-Ed page, April 26, 1993.
- 1787 and 1993, New York Times, Op-Ed page, April 3, 1993.
- Das Gauck Behoerde: Zwei Fragen, in Hassemer & Starzacher, Datenschutz und Stasi-Unterlagen: Verdraengen oder Bewaeltigen? (1993).
- Interview, Bruce Ackerman over sociale rechtvaardigheid, de rol van de rechter en `law and economics', by M.A.P. Bovens and W.J. Witteveen, Staatkundig Jaarboek, pp 255-278 (1987).
- Proceedings of Conference on Takings of Property and the Constitution, Miami Law Review, vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 49-222, passim (1986).
- In Memoriam: Henry J. Friendly, Harvard Law Review, Vol. 99, No. 8, June 1986.
- Agon (In Memoriam: Arthur Leff), Yale Law Journal, vol. 91, pp. 219-223 (1982).
- The Languages of Power: Reflections on the Changing Relationship Between the Law and the Social and Humane Sciences, Proceedings of 1982-1983, Columbia Committee on General Education (vol. 11).
- Commencement Remarks to the Yale Class of 1980, Yale Law Report, Spring/Summer 1982.
- Air-Pollution 'Rights' (with Donald Elliott), New York Times, Op-Ed page, September 11, 1982.
- Unconstitutional Convention, New Republic, March 3, 1979.
- Clean (Cough) Air, New York Times, Op-Ed page, August 30, 1977.