Direct Taxes and the Founders’ Originalism
If the Framers had believed the Constitution would be construed by any rules other than those then prevailing, they would have worded it very differently.
What Palestine Was Like Before It was the State of Israel
Before the Jewish people started returning to Palestine, Mark Twain visited and saw a sparsely-populated place of human misery.
University Propaganda
Campus intolerance and indoctrination began long ago.
Video: Rob Natelson on the Supreme Court’s Overruling the “Chevron Doctrine”
What the Supreme Court’s rejection of the “Chevron Doctrine” means for Colorado and other Western states.
Justice Gorsuch Takes on the “Legal Realists”
Justice Gorsuch responds to the “legal realist” view that encourages judicial activism.
United States v. Abbott and State War Powers
A federal court of appeals has upheld the right of Texas to defend itself against illegal immigration by erecting a barrier in the Rio Grande River.
The Constitutional Line on Direct Taxes
Although some judges and other writers have been confused about direct and indirect taxes, when the Constitution was adopted the definitions were, as John Marshall said, “clearly understood.”
Biden’s Supreme Court Term Limits Proposal
Term limits on the Supreme Court are justified, but must be balanced by term limits on Congress.
More Evidence that “Direct Taxes” include Levies on Wealth and Income
In light of the evidence, it is astounding that confusion over the Constitution’s categories of direct and indirect taxes still persists.
Supreme Court Just Helped out the Real Colorado
Those who live in the Real Colorado, like those in other Western states, share the individualism and traditional values the “progressive” crowd would delight to destroy.
Wealth Taxes and the Direct-Indirect Tax Controversy
A law imposing a federal wealth tax would be unconstitutional unless the projected revenue was apportioned among the states by population.
Clearing Up the Confusion About the Constitution’s Term “Direct Taxes”
Misunderstanding the Constitution’s term “direct tax” led the Supreme Court to erroneously uphold Obamacare. Next, it might lead to a new federal wealth tax.
