President Biden’s Transfer of other People’s Debts to You
“Abolition of debts . . . or . . . any other improper or wicked project . . . .” — James Madison, Federalist No. 10
Understanding the Constitution: The Truth about the Much-Abused Commerce Clause
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.
How to Support Higher Education Without Promoting “Woke”
The Independence Institute is the oldest of the state-based think tanks. We mix Colorado issues with work on the U.S. Constitution.
Who’s to Blame for the Elite Extreme Left?
The Rasmussen poll supports the view that America is under attack from what French author Julien Bender called La Trahison des Clercs—The Treason of the Intellectuals.
The Meaning of “Regulate Commerce” to the Constitution’s Ratifiers: An Update
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.
Responding to Professor Bowman’s “Immigration Is Not An Invasion”
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.
C.S. Lewis’s “That Hideous Strength” Matches “1984” as a Prognosticator of Progressivism
Unfortunately, Bracton College has been invaded by the self-styled “progressive element”—a group of academics very much like many I encountered during my university years.
Our Article on the Power of States to Combat Illegal Immigration Has Been Published!
This new paper summarizes state war powers and how states may mobilize them against unauthorized immigration.
Democracies, Republics, and TABOR
Contrary to popular mythology, none of the Founders drew a sharp distinction between a democracy and a republic.
If Trump Is Disqualified, Leftist ‘Anti-War’ Protesters Are Also
According to the disqualification standard being applied to President Trump, very likely some politicians in office today were guilty of giving “aid and comfort to the enemies.”
How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration, Part V: About Birthright Citizenship
Our research on state war powers and on allegiance clearly points to an answer on whether the U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants are “birthright citizens”
Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part IV
Some defensive state war powers should not be subject to federal preemption at all.
