Who Called the Constitutional Convention? The Commonwealth of Virginia
The Virginia legislature, not Congress, called the Constitutional Convention.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 4: John Dickinson
Without John Dickinson we might not have a Constitution.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 3: James Madison
Madison was the most important single individual in the Constitution’s formation.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 2: John Adams
Although John Adams didn’t attend the 1787 Constitutional Convention, he laid much of the groundwork.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 1: Introduction
Although the men profiled in this series often disagreed with each other, each played a part of which Americans can be proud.
The Other Side of the Montana Constitution
It is always the prerogative of the people to fix flaws in their government. And the Montana constitution, like any human creation, has its flaws.
New Videos Explain the Article V Convention Process
Tired of the federal government’s overreaching and dysfunction? Here’s the solution the Constitution prescribes
The end of representative government?
None of the four “progressive” mega-donors had any personal connections to most of the legislative districts they targeted. They didn’t live there, didn’t own property there, and in most cases probably had never seen the district.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, part 22: public education
If a goal of American education is to produce good and knowledgeable citizens, then educators must teach students to understand the Constitution properly.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 21: Coke, Blackstone, and English law
The framers wrote the Constitution with Anglo-American jurisprudence in mind.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 20: Vattel and the Law of Nations
During the 17th and 18th centuries, five great scholars forged international law into its modern shape. The American Founders relied on their work.
New Video on the Limits of Congress’s Commerce Clause Power
Congress’ effort to regulate Indian child placement is unconstitutional.
