The Founders and the Constitution, Part 1: Introduction
Although the men profiled in this series often disagreed with each other, each played a part of which Americans can be proud.
The Other Side of the Montana Constitution
It is always the prerogative of the people to fix flaws in their government. And the Montana constitution, like any human creation, has its flaws.
New Videos Explain the Article V Convention Process
Tired of the federal government’s overreaching and dysfunction? Here’s the solution the Constitution prescribes
The end of representative government?
None of the four “progressive” mega-donors had any personal connections to most of the legislative districts they targeted. They didn’t live there, didn’t own property there, and in most cases probably had never seen the district.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, part 22: public education
If a goal of American education is to produce good and knowledgeable citizens, then educators must teach students to understand the Constitution properly.
Consequences of Colorado’s plastic bag tax rolling in
You can avoid the plastic bag tax by purchasing your own plastic bags—at a fraction of the cost—on the internet.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 21: Coke, Blackstone, and English law
The framers wrote the Constitution with Anglo-American jurisprudence in mind.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 20: Vattel and the Law of Nations
During the 17th and 18th centuries, five great scholars forged international law into its modern shape. The American Founders relied on their work.
New Video on the Limits of Congress’s Commerce Clause Power
Congress’ effort to regulate Indian child placement is unconstitutional.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 19: Jean-Louis DeLolme: ‘We the People …’
The source of the Constitution’s first three words was very likely Jean-Louis DeLolme.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 18: Montesquieu
For their objections against Congress regulating its own elections, history has largely vindicated the Antifederalists and Montesquieu.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 17: Sir Isaac Newton
Newton exemplified the Scientific Revolution—an event that changed not only how people thought about the physical universe, but also how they thought about politics and government. This greatly affected the U.S. Constitution.
