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President Biden’s Transfer of other People’s Debts to You 0
- February 29, 2024
“Abolition of debts . . . or . . . any other improper or wicked project . . . .” — James Madison, Federalist No. 10
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Understanding the Constitution: The Truth about the Much-Abused Commerce Clause 0
- February 27, 2024
If we are not to lose our freedom entirely, we shall have to find a way to restore the Commerce Clause to something like its original scope.
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The Meaning of “Regulate Commerce” to the Constitution’s Ratifiers: An Update 0
- February 1, 2024
This latest survey—like all the previous ones—confirms that when the Constitution uses the word “Commerce,” it does so to mean only mercantile trade and its incidents.
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Responding to Professor Bowman’s “Immigration Is Not An Invasion”0
- February 1, 2024
The effect of this constitutional provision . . . is only to allow a state to defend itself fully—and without congressional consent—when invaded or about to be invaded.
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Our Article on the Power of States to Combat Illegal Immigration Has Been Published!0
- January 31, 2024
This new paper summarizes state war powers and how states may mobilize them against unauthorized immigration.
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Democracies, Republics, and TABOR 0
- January 25, 2024
Contrary to popular mythology, none of the Founders drew a sharp distinction between a democracy and a republic.
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