How the New York Bill of Rights Helped Lead to the U.S. Bill of Rights

John Lansing, Jr. used the New York Bill of Rights as one basis for the proposed constitutional amendments drafted by James Madison.
Major Problems in Montana’s CI-128 (the Abortion Initiative)

CI-128, if enacted, could be used as a legal wedge for child mutilation and the invasion of women’s sports by biological males.
Direct Taxes and the Founders’ Originalism

If the Framers had believed the Constitution would be construed by any rules other than those then prevailing, they would have worded it very differently.
What Palestine Was Like Before It was the State of Israel

Before the Jewish people started returning to Palestine, Mark Twain visited and saw a sparsely-populated place of human misery.
University Propaganda

Campus intolerance and indoctrination began long ago.
Video: Rob Natelson on the Supreme Court’s Overruling the “Chevron Doctrine”

What the Supreme Court’s rejection of the “Chevron Doctrine” means for Colorado and other Western states.
Justice Gorsuch Takes on the “Legal Realists”

Justice Gorsuch responds to the “legal realist” view that encourages judicial activism.
United States v. Abbott and State War Powers

A federal court of appeals has upheld the right of Texas to defend itself against illegal immigration by erecting a barrier in the Rio Grande River.
The Constitutional Line on Direct Taxes

Although some judges and other writers have been confused about direct and indirect taxes, when the Constitution was adopted the definitions were, as John Marshall said, “clearly understood.”
Biden’s Supreme Court Term Limits Proposal

Term limits on the Supreme Court are justified, but must be balanced by term limits on Congress.
Why Harris? (And About October Surprises)

“Another possibility is an October Surprise—an “emergency” designed to manipulate the election.”
“Our Democracy” and the Sandbagging of Joe Biden

Their commitment to “democracy” reminds me of how they cheered when the Supreme Court overruled 30 consecutive state referenda to impose same-sex marriage on the country.