James Madison

Why Madison’s 1800 Report is Irrelevant to the Constitutional Debate Over Immigration 0
- May 28, 2023
For many reasons, you shouldn’t try to recreate the Constitution’s original meaning from sources arising after the Constitution was adopted.
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The Founders and the Constitution, Part 3: James Madison 0
- April 9, 2023
Madison was the most important single individual in the Constitution’s formation.
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 4: the pioneers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato 0
- November 20, 2022
Some Federalists expressed pride in the Constitution precisely because they considered it more reality-based than Plato’s “Republic.”
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Governor DeSantis, the raid on Trump, and the rule of law—Part II 0
- August 18, 2022
DeSantis has just helped educate us on the rule of law. For that he deserves our gratitude.
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Understanding the Constitution: How the document was composed 0
- August 26, 2021
In drafting the U.S. Constitution, the framers composed a document unique for its balance and beauty.
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Although Chief Justice Roberts’ Dissent in the Arizona Legislature Case Cited My Research, I Actually Agree With the Majority!0
- July 12, 2015
In my last post, I discussed the effect on Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm’n. In this post, I explain why the Arizona case was decided correctly. Some people may be surprised that I think the holding was correct. I’m politically
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