How the Founders told us the Constitution would restrict federal power
By: Rob Natelson Everyone who studies the Constitution knows it grants to agencies of the federal government and a few other entities only enumerated (listed) powers. Sometimes, though, it is ...
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Five Great Quotes from the Founders: Liberty, Loyalty, Defense and the “Real” American Revolution
By: Michael Boldin What should we be loyal to – a politician, a leader, a political party, or something else? How should we view political statements and actions to defend ...
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Melville’s Thoughts on Liberty
by John E. Alvis It’s the bicentenary of the birth of one of America’s greatest authors, Herman Melville. We ought to celebrate by examining how Melville, in his poetry and ...
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Judicial Strategies to Contain the Administrative State
by John O. McGinnis The most important developments this term at the Supreme Court were the skirmishes around the administrative state. These skirmishes revealed a variety of strategies, sometimes conflicting, ...
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Smoke and Mirrors: The “Greatest Economy” is Built on Spending and Debt
By: Mike Maharrey President Trump has repeatedly bragged about “his” economy, talking about economic growth in glowing, hyperbolic terms. To hear the president tell it (or tweet it as the ...
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Schumer Calls for Amending First Amendment to Limit Political Speech
by Terry Jeffrey Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D.-N.Y., has determined there is too much political speech in the United States coming from sources he cannot tolerate. So, he stood ...
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From Baltimore to the Pentagon: The Founders Warned us About Corruption and Power
By: Michael Boldin The latest political soap opera centers on Baltimore, with two sides relentlessly going after each other. But, of course, they all seem to miss the bigger picture ...
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Oh, How I Loath the TSA
By: Mike Maharrey I recently took a trip that required me to fly. I was filled with a sense of dread as I got ready to head to the airport, ...
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The Towering Statesmanship of George Washington
by Matthew J. Franck George Washington resigned his commission as the commander in chief of the Continental Army in a public appearance before the Confederation Congress (then sitting in Annapolis) ...
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“Law and Order” Conservatives Reject the Rule of Law in Favor of Federal Death Penalty
By: Suzanne Sherman U.S. Attorney General Robert Barr recently ordered the reinstatement of the federal death penalty, ending a 16-year pause in executions at the federal level. The Department of ...
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