constitutional law
The case for defunding public radio
CPR's ad was dishonest. And dishonest advertising usually is a sign of a bad product. This article first appeared in the May 19, 2025 Colorado Springs Gazette and Denver Gazette. Because I love classical music and Colorado Public Radio (CPR)…
Overturning the Twentieth Century? – Independence…
Elite opinion aside, the Supreme Court has not aggressively attacked the bad precedents of the past…
Was Elbridge Gerry the “Federal Farmer”?
New evidence supports the hypothesis that Gerry was the Federal Farmer. This post was first…
The Independence Institute’s Rob Natelson Garners 40th…
Supreme Court justices have cited Rob Natelson's research articles by name 40 times. On January…
Phil Weiser’s effort to muzzle free speech
How Weiser endorsed a now-defunct Montana effort to silence people. Above: Weiser has turned his…
How the Founders Explained Limits on the Federal Government
We should take the Founders at their word. Above: Tench Coxe, whose widely-read articles emphasized the limits on the federal government and the reserved powers of states. A version of this essay was first published at Civitas Outlook (University of…
Parents’ Rights: Why a Judge Stopped California From…
A federal court on Dec. 22 barred California public education officials from misleading parents…
Inflation: The Role of a Mistaken Supreme Court
Two erroneous Supreme Court decisions permanently weakened the stability of the dollar. Above: The…
Higher ed’s orthodoxy – Independence Institute
Far from being bastions of open-inquiry, universities usually have been bastions of orthodoxy and…
Split Decision: Two New TABOR Cases
The Colorado Supreme Court, in a break with its long hostility to TABOR, finally did the right…
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