Today in History: New York Ratifies the Constitution
By: Mike Maharrey On this date in 1788, New York became the 11th state to ratify the Constitution. The Constitution narrowly won approval by a 30-27 vote on July 26, 1788, ...
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John Roberts’s Moderate Gambit
by Andy Smarick During the oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, Chief Justice Roberts asked the attorney defending Mississippi’s abortion law what, at the time, seemed a peculiar question. "On stare ...
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Legislation by Any Other Name
by Peggy Little West Virginia v. EPA is a blockbuster ruling of great consequence to the current reign of the administrative state over the lives of Americans. It restores core foundational ...
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The Tyranny of the Majority
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano “Which is better — to be ruled by one tyrant three thousand miles away, or three thousand tyrants one mile away?” -Rev. Mather Blyes (1706-1788) Does it ...
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Whose Job is it to Keep the Feds in Line?
By: Michael Boldin For the federal government to take even a “single step” beyond the limits of the Constitution, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “is to take possession of a boundless field of power, ...
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When did Things Start Falling Apart?
By: Michael Boldin We were warned. The last day of the Philadelphia convention, the day we call “constitution day” today – Benjamin Franklin made a pretty stark warning, even while urging ...
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Forever Prisoners
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.” -Thomas ...
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Establishing Religious Freedom
by patrick m. garry The just-concluded Supreme Court term might be seen as a project of constitutional restoration, especially in the area of religious liberty. In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, ...
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A Declaration of Independence from the Administrative State?
by John Berlau At gatherings this July 4, there will likely be impassioned conversations about recent Supreme Court decisions. But it’s a ruling a few weeks ago from a federal ...
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Stop Asking Permission
By: Mike Maharrey A free people don’t ask permission to live free. We need to rethink how we define freedom. It doesn’t come from government. https://www.instagram.com/tenthamendmentcenter/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=2bea0675-46e4-4128-b436-06bf62ba8636
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