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Overturning the Twentieth Century? – Independence Institute
Elite opinion aside, the Supreme Court has not aggressively attacked the bad precedents of the past century. Maybe it should. Above: A photo of the Supreme Court during part of the 20th century. This essay first appeared in Law & Liberty on…
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…
We should take the Founders at their word. Above: Tench Coxe, whose widely-read articles emphasized…
Parents’ Rights: Why a Judge Stopped California From…
A federal court on Dec. 22 barred California public education officials from misleading parents…
Unpacking the Presidential Appointments Lawsuit
For the Supreme Court to decide in favor of the president, it probably would have to overrule…
The Constitution and the Trump Tariffs
The President reads Congress's delegation of authority correctly, but Congress's delegation goes beyond that permitted in the Constitution. This originally was a two part essay appearing in the Epoch Times on November 19 and November 20,…
President Trump, the Constitution, and the National…
How extensive is the President’s power to deploy state units of the National Guard for federal law…
Ancient Rome and the Constitution
You cannot fully understand the Constitution without knowing how the Founders were affected by the…
Who Called the Constitutional Convention? The…
This entry, first published on Oct. 7, 2016, was updated on April 14, 2023 and on September 28,…
Who Called the Constitutional Convention? The…
This entry, first published on Oct. 7, 2016, was updated on April 14, 2023 and on September 28,…
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