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Understanding the Constitution: The Great Forgetting 0
- August 4, 2022
All of these false assertions emerged from a historical process—primarily during the 19th century—that I’ve labeled “The Great Forgetting.”
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State over federal power: The 100th anniversary of the Colorado River Commission 0
- June 16, 2022
The Colorado River Commission was one of the most successful conventions of states ever held. Its achievement debunks uninformed claims that interstate conventions are “unprecedented” or cannot follow a pre-set agenda.
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The Founders and the Twitter Mob 0
- June 8, 2022
As the Founders recognized, the human impulse toward mob behavior is not going to disappear. But reforms can limit its influence.
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Are constitutional amendments coming?0
- April 28, 2022
Far from authorizing more federal power, amendments almost certainly will reduce federal prerogatives and edge us toward decentralization.
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How states can work together without the feds 0
- February 27, 2022
States contemplating interposition usually should act in cooperation with other states. This essay outlines how methods of cooperation work.
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Never Again! Reforms to prevent future pandemic overreach 0
- February 21, 2022
Right now—while pandemic mistakes are fresh in our minds—is the time to adopt legal reforms to ensure those mistakes don’t happen again.
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