Higher ed’s orthodoxy
Far from being bastions of open inquiry, universities usually have been bastions of orthodoxy and intolerance.
Split Decision: Two New TABOR Cases
The Colorado Supreme Court, in a break with its long hostility to TABOR, finally did the right thing.
The Constitution and the Trump Tariffs
The President reads Congress’s delegation of authority correctly, but Congress’s delegation goes beyond that permitted in the Constitution.
Ancient Rome and the Constitution
You cannot fully understand the Constitution without knowing how the Founders were affected by the saga of ancient Rome.
RICO the Violent Left
Leftist violence suggests a pattern of criminal planning that extends back many years.
Who Called the Constitutional Convention? The Commonwealth of Virginia
The Virginia legislature, not Congress, called the Constitutional Convention.
Answering the Latest Anti-Originalism Narrative
Originalism is not a new theory; it is very old. And it is not “unique;” it is how we normally interpret documents, and how the Founders expected the Constitution to be interpreted.
Restoring the Constitution’s Presidency: Modifying Myers and Overruling Humphrey’s Executor
Myers and Humphrey’s Executor untethered the presidency from the Constitution.
Senator Kaine’s Astonishing Ignorance
Why wasn’t Senator Kaine’s astonishing ignorance exposed long ago?
Three More U.S. Appeals Courts Rely on Research by II’s Rob Natelson
Like the research of II’s Dave Kopel, Rob Natelson’s publications are percolating into federal appeals court opinions.
Why the Supreme Court Should Overrule the Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Shortly after the ruling, I wrote that Obergefell might be the Supreme Court’s “most radical decision ever.” A decade later, that assessment seems correct.
Virgil and the Constitution
Participants in the debates over the ratification of the Constitution freely quoted Virgil to drive home their arguments.