(This is the fourth of several short commentaries on recent Supreme Court decisions.) U.S. v. Windsor—the case in which the […]
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Some commentators and compilers have sensed what they believe is a weakening of the rule of law in the United
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(This is the third of several short commentaries on recent Supreme Court decisions.) The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Fisher
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(Note: This is the second of several short commentaries on recent Supreme Court decisions.) There is little more heart-rending than
NOTE: This is the first of several short commentaries on recent Supreme Court decisions. The Supreme Court recently ruled that
On June 14, I keynoted a conference on the American Founding. The conference was sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute,
A nation’s health and prosperity depends on good institutions. These institutions are political and private. Good political institutions include balanced
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Judging by recent claims in the media such as this one, there is still a lot of life in the
Much of my scholarly research is designed to set the historical record straight—essentially myth-busting. For reasons I’ll explain another time,
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I recently visited the new Ralph Carr Colorado Judicial Center—the huge and incredibly expensive building complex that now houses the
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I normally don’t get into the pit with mudwrestlers, but the gob of muck that flew past my desk today
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Veteran Denver Post (and former Rocky Mountain News) columnist Vincent Carroll writes here about the overweaning ambition of those who
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