How our Constitution was supposed to work: new evidence comes to light
By: Rob Natelson Judging by the promises of presidential candidates, you might think the federal government is designed to fix whatever ails us: health care, education, crime, infrastructure, the common ...
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God and Guns Are None of Uncle Sam’s Business
By: Jackson Pemberton The pro-gunners want Congress to do this. The anti-gunners what Congress to do that. Same for religious issues. Well, there are 102 major legislative bodies in the ...
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George Washington’s Farewell: Cultivate Peace, Cherish Public Credit
By: Michael Boldin In his Farewell Address, George Washington said we should “cultivate peace” to avoid the dangers of massive national debt
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4 Founders on the President and War Powers under the Constitution
By: Michael Boldin A lot of “experts” want you to believe that under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution the executive branch rarely – if ever – needs to ...
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Impeachment: Intro to “high Crimes and Misdemeanors”
By: Michael Boldin No president in history has ever been removed through the impeachment process. So it’s not surprising that few people have an even basic understanding of it. In ...
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Original Meaning in the the Faithless Electors Case
By: Michael D. Ramsey Last week the Tenth Circuit held in Baca v. Colorado Department of State that Colorado could not remove and replace a presidential elector who failed to vote for ...
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How Federal Programs Helped Rich White People and Corporations Steal Land from Poor Black Farmers
By: Mike Maharrey A lot of people believe that the federal government is a friend to liberty because it protected African-Americans against discrimination in the 1960s. But research shows that ...
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Read the Commerce Clause in the Light Cast by the Other Parts of Our Constitution
By Publius Huldah The parts of our federal Constitution are so interrelated that it is impossible to understand a single clause therein without considering all of the other provisions of ...
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Does the Executive Branch Have Too Much Power?
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano Does the president of the United States have too much power? That question has been asked lately with respect to President Donald Trump’s use of federal ...
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Don’t Believe Politician Narratives
By: Mike Maharrey Politicians love to weave narratives. You shouldn’t believe them. In fact, most of them are utter B.S. And yet, supporters of these politicians eat these narratives up ...
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