Why We Should Not Be Concerned About Increasing Covid-19 Cases in Texas
by Edward Peter Stringham - AIER hould we be concerned about the total number of COVID-19 deaths or COVID-19 cases that do not result in death? On June 29, 2020, ...
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As Bastiat Would Say, Peer Past the Obvious With Pandemic Policies
Veronique de Rugy - Townhall This week marks the 219th birthday of the great 19th-century French economist Frederic Bastiat. It's the perfect time to talk about his famous essay, "That ...
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Constitution Research Guide: How to Read an 18th Century Legal Document
By: Michael Boldin How do you get to the original, legal meaning of a word, phrase, article, clause or section of the Constitution? Following the advice of the founders – ...
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Executive Power: Who Made Presidents and Governors Kings?
By: Mike Maharrey Article II of the Constitution defines the role and qualifications of the president. The Constitution delegates specific powers and responsibilities to the executive branch including the power ...
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Constitutional Confusion Opens Door to Judicial Mischief
By: Mike Maharrey There’s a fundamental misunderstanding of the constitutional structure that opens the door to all kinds of mischief. I’m talking about the misguided notion that the Constitution “gives ...
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Clarence Thomas Versus John Roberts and Good Versus Evil
by Terry Jeffrey Chief Justice John Roberts essentially argued in the opinion he filed in an abortion case this week that his opinion was both right and wrong. Justice Clarence ...
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America’s Revolutionary Founders Would Be Anti-Government Extremists Today
By: John Whitehead Had the Declaration of Independence been written today, it would have rendered its signers extremists or terrorists, resulting in them being placed on a government watch list, ...
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Congress has no authority to confer statehood on the District of Columbia
By: Publius Huldah - publiushuldah.wordpress.com Under Article IV, Sec. 3, US Constitution, Congress has the power to admit new States into the Union. For a list of States and when ...
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The Legend of the Proslavery Constitution
by Jason Ross - Law & Liberty Historians today speak of the “proslavery Constitution” and “antislavery constitutionalism”; they almost never speak of the “antislavery Constitution” or of “proslavery constitutionalism.” This ...
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Again, What Were the Benefits of Locking Down?
by Edward Peter Stringham - AIER The school closures, stay home orders, shuttering of businesses, banning of elective surgeries, closure of physical entertainment events, blocked flights, and sudden imposition of ...
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