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The Supreme Court Will Not Save Us

February 27, 2019 Bureaucracy / Constitution / Overreach / SCOTUS 0

by Corbin Barthold In the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers complained that George III had “erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our ...

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Today in History: Founding Father Robert Livingston Died

February 27, 2019 Constitution / Founders 0

By: Dave Benner Today in history, on Feb. 26, 1813, Robert Livingston died. Known as “The Chancellor” for his position at the top of New York’s equity court, he became ...

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Emergencies Do Not Trump the Constitution

February 27, 2019 Constitution / Overreach / POTUS 0

by Ron Paul After Congress rejected President Trump’s request for 5.7 billion dollars for the border wall, the president declared a national emergency at the southern border. Present Trump claims ...

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Abandoning Gold and the Constitution?

February 26, 2019 Constitution / Debt / Government 0

by Mark Pulliam Constitutional law scholars tend to focus on decisions involving abortion, same-sex marriage, desegregation, and administrative law, ignoring one of the 20th century’s most contentious legal battles: creditors’ ...

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Shall We Defend Our Common History?

February 26, 2019 Censorship / Constitution / History 0

Roger Kimball The recent news that the University of Notre Dame, responding to complaints by some students, would “shroud” its twelve 134-year-old murals depicting Christopher Columbus was disappointing. It was ...

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Birthright Citizenship and Dual Citizenship: Harbingers of Administrative Tyranny

Edward J. Erler Birthright Citizenship—the policy whereby the children of illegal aliens born within the geographical limits of the United States are entitled to American citizenship—is a great magnet for ...

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Signed By the Governor: Wyoming Law Authorizes Bear Hunt Despite Federal Court Ruling

By: Mike Maharrey CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Feb. 22, 2019) – Last week, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill into law that sets the stage to authorize a grizzly bear hunt ...

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Your Bill on the National Debt is $179,908: Due Immediately

February 23, 2019 Debt / Deficit / Government 0

By: Harold Pease Our national debt just exceeded 22 trillion dollars.  To pay this debt today each citizen owes $67,033.  Since children pay no taxes, nor do about 45% of ...

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Gun Grabbers Admit Feds Can’t Enforce Laws Without State and Local Support

By: Mike Maharrey The federal government needs state and local support to enforce gun laws and the anti-gun lobby knows it. On February 12, around 450 supporters of the Missouri chapter ...

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Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) in a Nutshell

By: Dave Benner In 1793, a controversial Supreme Court opinion convinced Congress to amend the Constitution to provide a more explicit safeguard for federalism. Indeed, even Federalists considered the majority ...

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