The ideas that formed the Constitution, part 12: Plutarch
About 40 percent of the title characters in Plutarch’s biographies ended up as pen names in the constitutional debates,
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Here’s What a Truly Conservative Supreme Court Would Do
A truly conservative-activist majority would strike down a range of state and federal economic regulations as violating due process. Gone would be minimum wage laws, maximum hour rules, price controls of any kind.
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 11: Livy
After studying him in school, as adults, many of the Founders remained devoted to Livy.
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 10: Virgil alone
Participants in the ratification debates could supplement English by using Virgil’s expressions . . . Virgil gave their message more force.
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Yet more evidence comes to light that an amendments convention is a “convention of the states”
Founding era state legislative records show beyond doubt that an amendments convention is a “convention of the states”
Congress’s new attack on democracy & the Constitution
Sometimes “our democracy” just doesn’t seem to matter.
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New Study Finds Administrative State Unconstitutional
When the framers and ratifiers used the phrase “regulate Commerce” they meant “regulate trade.” Both “regulate commerce” and “regulate trade” meant to administer the body of jurisprudence known as the law merchant.
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 9: Virgil and other poets
If the American Founding had a poet laureate, Virgil would be it.
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The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 8: Cicero (Cont.)
Directly or indirectly, Cicero probably influenced the Constitution as much as any other thinker.
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The real Commerce Clause—as the Founders knew it
During the Founding era, the phrase “regulate Commerce” had a very specific meaning
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Ideas that Formed the Constitution, Part 7: Cicero
Cicero’s views are reflected in some of the Constitution’s specific provisions.
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, part 6: Polybius
In the debate over the Constitution, both sides looked to Polybius for ammunition.
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