From Montana come valuable lessons about campaign finance “reform.” Montana has a long history of adopting restrictive campaign laws. But […]
The Constitution and One State's "Campaign Finance Reform" Mess Read More »
If you are exposed to enough politics, sooner or later you’ll hear the old saw that the U.S. is “a
The Obama administration’s “American Jobs Act”—a token measure forgotten by all but a few—is back in the news. Just over
Obama's "American Jobs Act" Ploy Convinces Some, Anyway Read More »
In a recent posting, I wrote: [I]t is dubious whether the Constitution even gives Congress power to regulate the source
Federal “Campaign Finance” Laws are Mostly Unconstitutional Read More »
Yesterday’s Parade Magazine, the Sunday insert, featured a cover article on former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. It was
Celebrating Justice O’Connor: Parade Magazine Muffs the Job Read More »
If you have any doubt about the ability of the political Left to set the agenda in this country, look
By granting certiorari in Fisher v. University of Texas, the Supreme Court has a chance to correct one of the
Supreme Court has chance to end state university ethnic discrimination Read More »
“But still the people themselves must be the chief support of liberty. While the great body of the freeholders are
Ignorance + Depravity –> Slavery + Ruin Read More »
Opponents of popular government, such as those now challenging Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), argue that when a state
If you want to know more about the Constitution, don’t rely exclusively—or even primarily—on the Federalist Papers. For a good
Neat Stuff We Learn About the Constitution When We Go Beyond The Federalist Papers Read More »
In an earlier post, I reported that the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was far from unique: that during the lifetime
Constitutional Arcana: The Forgotten Navigation Convention of 1786 Read More »
Die-hards attacking Coloradans’ constitutional right to personally vote on tax increases won an unexpected victory in federal court when Judge
