An Attack of Judicial Pragmatism
by James J. Heaney Given the hoopla, the most striking thing about Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion in Trump v. United States is how little it decides: Neither Congress nor an overzealous ...
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Eight Essential Principles Behind the 2nd Amendment
By: Michael Boldin There is only one thing the ATF is authorized to do under the Constitution. Disband! This may sound like hyperbole, but when you understand the following eight ...
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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Still Having a Job Is Peak Left
MATT A MAYER JUL 22, 2024 USSS Director Cheatle is just another glaring example of the Left's dysfunctional way of doing business (or not doing business). Serious question. Does the ...
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The Man Who Police Gave Photos of Trump’s Would-Be Assassin to Was Not Secret Service
Matt Vespa | July 22, 2024 7:00 AM United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is expected to be grilled during her testimony before the House Oversight Committee. I have no ...
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Benjamin Franklin’s Brilliant Satire: Exposing British Hypocrisy Through a Fake Prussian Edict
By: Mike Maharrey As frustrations with usurpations and arbitrary power from the British government grew, American colonial leaders fired up the presses, producing hundreds of newspaper articles, pamphlets, and ...
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Religious Liberty in the States
by Mark David Hall & Paul Mueller When Americans think about religious liberty, our minds naturally turn to the protections offered by the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting ...
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Clearing Up the Confusion About the Constitution’s Term “Direct Taxes”
By: Rob Natelson The Supreme Court’s June 20 decision in Moore v. United States continues the long-standing controversy over the Constitution’s distinction between “direct” and “indirect” taxes. Writing for the Court, Justice ...
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Emancipating the Constitution From Non-Originalist Precedent
by John O. McGinnis & Mike Rappaport Non-Originalist Precedent The biggest challenge to the rise of originalism is precedent. Although originalism is enjoying more support in the judiciary and in ...
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How Tench Coxe Shaped the Ratification Debates: Essays of A Pennsylvanian
By: Mike Maharrey History often overlooks Tench Coxe, but he was one of the most important founding fathers. While the Federalist Papers are celebrated and widely discussed today, Coxe’s essays, written under ...
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Northwest Ordinance: Landmark 1787 Law Set the Foundation
By: Mike Maharrey On July 13, 1787, the Confederation Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance, one of the most important and influential acts of the early republic. It established a ...
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