A Summary of How States Push Back Against Washington
The Cato Institute has published a new paper by Professor John Dinan that summarizes all the credible ways in which […]
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How the Contracts Clause was gutted—and how SCOTUS’ early efforts to correct this have been ignored
The Constitution lists several things states may not do. Article I, Section 10 provides that “No State shall . .
The Meaning of the Commerce Power and Congress’s and the Courts’ Use (And Abuse) Of It
Are you interested in the true meaning of, and limits on, the Constitution’s much-abused Commerce Power? In a speech at
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Politicos Pigging Out on the Cash You Pay for Gas
The Framers drafted the Constitution to grant Congress some powers to construct infrastructure. For example, the Commerce Clause, as originally
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A Question: Where Did the Story Get Started that Most of the Founders were Deists?
It is a common claim that most of the Founders were deists. (A deist is a person who believes that
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How a Conspiracy Cracked a Monopoly
Anyone interested in the constitutional debate over the “Affordable Care Act” should pick up a copy of the new book,
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John F. Kennedy, RIP
History tends to correct the errors of contemporaneous perceptions, and on the 50th anniversary of his assassination there were far
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Sources for Understanding the Constitution’s Original Force
Would you like to examine some of the documents we use to better understand the original Constitution? Several years ago,
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Sources for Understanding the Constitution's Original Force
Would you like to examine some of the documents we use to better understand the original Constitution? Several years ago,
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Can Treaties Override the Constitution? An Issue Posed By Bond v. United States
One of the most common questions posed to me when I discuss the Constitution on talk radio is “Can a
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What About that Warren Burger Letter Against An Article V Convention?
Groups opposed to calling an Article V convention often cite an old letter written by the late Chief Justice Warren
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Rebutting the Claim that an “Anti-Corruption” Principle Should Re-Write the First Amendment
Law professors are overwhelmingly left-of-center, and they spend an undue amount of time trying to justify nearly unlimited federal power.