Andrew C. McCarthy, a former top federal prosecutor, is a Senior Fellow at the National Review Institute, a contributing editor at National Review, and a well known commentator on legal, national security, and political affairs. He also writes regularly for PJMedia and The New Criterion.
McCarthy is a former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney in New York, best known for leading the prosecution against the Blind Sheik (Omar Abdel Rahman) and eleven other jihadists for waging a terrorist war against the United States – including the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a plot to bomb New York City landmarks. After the 9/11 attacks, he supervised the U.S. attorney’s command-post near Ground Zero. He later served as an advisor to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Willful Blindness: A Memoir of Jihad (2008) and The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America (2010), as well as Spring Fever: The Illusion of Islamic Democracy (2013). His latest book, released June 3, 2014, is Faithless Execution: Building the Political Case for Obama’s Impeachment.
The ACA and Appropriations: Does the Administration Have the Authority?
Administrative Law & Regulation Practice Group Teleforum
TeleforumThe Constitutional War Powers of the Executive and Legislative Branches
Article I Initiative
Russell Senate Office Building, SR-3852 Constitution Ave NE
Washington, DC 20510
Travel Moratorium Executive Order
TeleforumThe War on Terror: What’s in a Word?
TeleforumThe ACA and Appropriations: Does the Administration Have the Authority?
Administrative Law & Regulation Practice Group Teleforum
Last month the Trump Administration announced that it will end the Affordable Care Act's government...
The Constitutional War Powers of the Executive and Legislative Branches - Event Audio/Video
Article I Initiative
What kind of war power does the Constitution grant the President and Congress? What limitations...
Travel Moratorium Executive Order - Podcast
International & National Security Law Practice Group Podcast
On January 21, President Trump signed an executive order “Protecting the nation from foreign terrorist...
The War on Terror: What’s in a Word? - Podcast
International & National Security Law Practice Group Podcast
“The government denies that terrorism is caused by Islamic doctrine. This is a triumph of...
National Insecurity: Is the Law the Enemy's Weapon? - Event Audio/Video
2015 National Security Symposium
The Federalist Society's International & National Security Law Practice Group presented this luncheon address during...