Today in History: Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty” Speech
On March 23, 1775, tensions in Virginia were at their highest point during the imperial crisis with Britain. The House of Burgesses, the state’s elected assembly, was about to make ...
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The Problem with the “Simple Principle” of Liberty
I cannot compete with Michael Munger, Nathan Schlueter, or Nikolai Wenzel in citing the authorities of libertarian and classical liberal thought. Being more a lumper than a splitter, I would ...
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We the Bureaucrats
Every year, the Harvard Law Review invites a well known scholar to write the Foreword, which generally involves an important matter of constitutional law. Writing the Foreword is one of ...
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An Empirical Liberty Framework for Debating Gun Control
Those in favor of gun control repeatedly proclaim that something must be done to stop gun violence, to include repealing the Second Amendment. At the same time, those who defend ...
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Constitution 101: The Judiciary and Judicial Review
The federal judiciary has arguably become the most powerful branch of the general government. Opinions issued by nine politically connected lawyers have redefined marriage throughout the entire United States, authorized ...
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16 Choice Quotes from James Madison, the “Father of the Constitution”
March 4th marks the anniversary of the beginning of government under the U.S. Constitution in 1789. It seldom gets any popular attention. But it certainly deserves some, especially in an ...
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Refuting 12 Common Claims Against The Right To Keep And Bear Arms
Critics of the Second Amendment often highlight the state of technology in which it was written insofar as firearms were concerned. At the time, one-shot muskets and rifles were cutting ...
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Constitutionalism: Why it Matters
From the Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship The principles of the Declaration of Independence constitute the soul of the American Founding and form the moral basis of government in ...
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Originalist Perspective
by David F. Forte, Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Written constitutionalism implies that those who make, interpret, and enforce the law ought to be guided by the meaning ...
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