Today in History: 14th Amendment Ratified. Or Was it?
By: Dave Benner Today in 1868, the United States general government claimed that the 14th Amendment had received the endorsement of the requisite number of states to add it to ...
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To the Governor: Ohio Bill Would Legalize CBD Despite Ongoing Federal Prohibition
By: Mike Maharrey COLUMBUS, Ohio (July 29, 2019) – Earlier this month, the Ohio Senate gave final approval to a bill that would legalize the sale of CBD in the ...
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Constitutional Text and State Sovereign Immunity
By: Michael Rappaport One of the most difficult issues for the originalists on the Supreme Court has been state sovereign immunity. While these originalists usually argue against interpretations that do ...
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Antifa Attacked Journalist Andy Ngo. Now He’s Opening Up About What He’s Learned About The Group
by Beth Baumann Last month, conservative journalist Andy Ngo was attacked while covering an Antifa protest in Portland, Oregon. He suffered multiple blows to the head, had milkshakes filled with ...
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Justice Thomas’s Credo
The Constitution, not precedent, is the law of the land by Myron Magnet One of the most striking aspects of Monday’s Supreme Court decision in Gamble v. United States was ...
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If Angels Educated Men
by Geoffrey Vaughan Is homeschooling a big deal? To those who engage in it, such as my family, yes, of course. For most others it is a seldom-encountered curiosity. The ...
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Fight for 15 is the Wrong Battle in the Wrong War
By: Mike Maharrey The U.S. House recently passed a bill to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. The move simultaneously taps into both constitutional and ...
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Bipartisan Fiscal Suicide
By: Mike Maharrey Trump’s bipartisan spending deal took a step closer to reality on Thursday when the House passed a budget bill by a 284-149 vote. The bill increases discretionary ...
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Originalism and Stare Decisis in the Lower Courts
By: Michael Boldin An interesting new paper by Josh Blackman on precedent vs the original constitution in federal courts. From the abstract at SSRN: The tension between originalism and stare ...
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The CIA’s “Intelligence Authorization Act” Would Criminalize Whistleblowers and Reporters
By: jprivate A CIA written Bill called the Intelligence Authorization Act (SB 3153) would criminalize whistleblowers and reporters. Section 733 Sense of Congress on WikiLeaks: “It is the sense of Congress that ...
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