Are constitutional amendments coming?
Far from authorizing more federal power, amendments almost certainly will reduce federal prerogatives and edge us toward decentralization.
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Did the Iroquois Confederation influence the Constitution? A myth they may be teaching your children
The Iroquois Confederation is a worthy subject for study . . . . However, students should not be taught that it had any significant effect on the American Union or on the Constitution.
Truth and Tradition: Reflections on the Motto of a Great Newspaper
Any lady may travel alone, from one end of the United States to the other, and be certain of the courteous and considerable treatment everywhere — America as it used to be, according to Charles Dickins
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Using the Constitution to Re-Rank the Presidents
Grover Cleveland belongs in the top 20 . . . Similarly, Calvin Coolidge should be in the top 20 . . . Lyndon Johnson belongs in the bottom five.
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A Preliminary Response to Prof. Ablavsky’s “Indian Commerce Clause” Attack
An advocate of vast congressional power takes quotes out of context, misrepresents what others say, and makes historical errors
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The ‘Independent Legislature Doctrine’—and why it frightens many on the left
The hysteria has been matched only by the detractors’ astonishing constitutional ignorance.
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Indian Child Welfare Act: Another case of Congress’s overreach goes to the Supreme Court
The Constitution does not give Congress authority to regulate the adoption of children.
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