Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax is unconstitutional—and why you shouldn’t believe law professors’ claims to the contrary
The fact that many of America’s law schools are one-sided political hothouses further encourages leftist passion at the expense of curiosity and care.
“True Colorado”—Educating newcomers about Colorado values
When asked to list Colorado values, Lemon mentions . . . .self-reliance[,] neighborly assistance, personal freedom, local control, love of the outdoors, health and fitness, and friendliness toward strangers. He further emphasizes the state’s tradition of entrepreneurship
Did Founder James Wilson oppose the Electoral College and favor ‘National Popular Vote?’
Although Wilson toyed with the idea of direct election, when all was said and done he preferred the presidential system featured in our Constitution.
Should we interpret the Constitution so the feds can oversee everything affecting more than one state?
As the framers did with so many other decisions, in allocating authority between states and federal government they balanced competing values.
Ballot language abuse in Proposition CC
Tax burdens are affected by factors other than nominal rates—factors such as allowable deductions, credits, and refunds. CC would abolish refunds payable in cash or tax credits, thereby raising Coloradans’ state tax burden substantially.
What the Constitution says about impeachment
When weighing whether to impeach a sitting president, we consider how other presidents have acted. It is regrettable but true that many Presidents have routinely played fast and loose with the truth, acted incompetently, and used their office to attack political opponents.
One reason public discourse is so vile: We’ve forgotten the 1st Amendment’s meaning
Judges have no special expertise in identifying or balancing social benefits and social losses. . . Their rules turned out to be flawed. One of their flaws is that they pushed down the standards for public discourse.
Why recent attacks on the Constitution are wrong
In fact . . . the claim that slaveholders adopted the Constitution is substantially false.
How Colorado officials manipulate ballot language to get what they want: The case of JeffCo Issue 1A
Ballot language abuse has become a Colorado scandal.
Colorado Supreme Court rules against TABOR—Again!
If you read enough Colorado Supreme Court TABOR opinions, you notice . . . motifs: (1) taxpayers always lose, (2) the court’s opinions are often evasive . . . , and (3) after creating an anti-TABOR precedent, the justices then stretch it to create even more anti-TABOR precedents.
How to reform our dysfunctional federal government
For many members of Congress . . . almost their only job experience has been politics. They can hardly understand how the rest of us live.
How our Constitution was supposed to work: new evidence comes to light
. . . [A]ctivities over which the Constitution granted the federal government little or no jurisdiction [included] social services . . . education, religion, real estate, local businesses, most roads and other infrastructure, nearly all criminal law matters, and most civil court cases.
