Implied Powers in the Constitution
The Founding-era doctrine of implied powers has been misunderstood during the modern era. Result have been an over-estimate of congressional power and confusion about the President’s authority.
How the Supreme Court Went Wrong in the ‘Ghost Gun’ Case
It appears the court was trying to update the statute. But updating federal statutes is not the job of appointed-for-life judges. It is a job for democratically-elected members of Congress.
The False Media Claim about the Supreme Court
The media’s narrative of a “6-3 conservative majority” is obviously defective. But it does serve a purpose . . . .
Justice Clarence Thomas’s Wise Words About ‘Experts’
Experts and professional associations always have been influenced by economic considerations. Today, few are immune from political pressure as well.
“The Original Constitution”—Long-Awaited 4th Edition Arrives!
The latest edition responds to new controversies surrounding an old document.
The Supreme Court’s Unanimous Religious Freedom Ruling Explained
The media claim that there is a firm 6-3 Supreme Court is untrue, as demonstrated by this freedom of religion case.
Denver’s budget mess—the cost of “progressive” policies
Here’s the political lesson, Colorado: Socialist and other leftist policies screw things up. Free market policies make life good. It seems to be a law of nature, like gravitation.
SCOTUS Nixes Discrimination Against Heterosexuals and White Males
The Supreme Court ruled against requiring members of “majority groups” to bear a higher burden to prove illegal discrimination.
Are President Trump’s Tariff Orders Constitutional?
The fundamental problem with the President’s tariff orders is not that he interpreted the law too expansively. It is that the law may be unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court’s ‘Ghost Gun’ Case: Judicial Amendment by ‘Interpretation’
Courts and commentators sometimes try to change a law by adopting unusual methods of intepretation
Will the Supreme Court Restore Popular Control Over the ‘Deep State?’
The case of Trump v. Wilcox may be the next step in restoring democratic control over the federal bureaucracy.
Harvard Had It Coming
Identify a prominent piece of constitutional nonsense invented to promote unlimited federal power, and you can usually find Harvard people behind it.
