Government Thrives by Keeping People Blind to Its True Costs
by Gary M. Galles Ever wonder why people put blinders on horses? As prey animals, horses have eyes on the sides of their heads to increase their ability to detect ...
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Trashing the 12th Amendment with the National Popular Vote
By Publius Huldah The compact for a National Popular Vote (NPV) is a destructive scheme. Yet it’s been approved by several States; and is pending in others. Since the text ...
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Michael Dorf, Precedent, and the Original Meaning
by Mike Rappaport Recently, Michael Dorf wrote an interesting post about originalism and precedent. Dorf’s post raises some significant points about this crucial area for originalists. Here I would like ...
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Madison’s Attack On Government Suppression Of Dissent Is Still Relevant Today
Jim Huntzinger What is government? Perhaps the great Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises stated it best when he, in quite a Lockean affirmation, wrote, “Government is essentially the negation ...
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In defense of the court decision striking down Obamacare
By: Rob Natelson The outrage against the latest court decision striking down the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) is misplaced. Much of it comes from people – particularly liberal law professors – who thought the ...
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Chevron Cannot Be Justified as an Agency Determination of Policy
by Mike Rappaport In my last post on Administrative Law, I noted that many defenders of Chevron deference ignore an essential aspect of such deference: that granting deference to agencies ...
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James Madison Rebukes Nullification Deniers
By Publius Huldah This is The Age of Ignorance. Our “intellectuals” can’t think. Our “scholars” parrot each other. The self-educated fixate on idiotic theories. Our People despise Truth and disseminate ...
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Shake Off That “Debilitating Pessimism”
By: Mike Maharrey I’ve run into quite a bit of negativity out there lately. It seems like a lot of people are frustrated and discouraged. I get it. But I ...
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Open Letter re: “Gun Legislation” By KrisAnne Hall, JD
Dear (Senator or Representative), As you begin your legislative duties for this term and will undoubtably be called to debate so-called “gun legislation” please consider the following five points: 1. ...
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The Proper Role of Government? They Don’t Have A Clue!
by KrisAnne Hall, JD What is the proper role of Government? We have witnessed the perspectives of those in government, we hear their answers in every politcal debate, but what did ...
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