Right-wing Dog Whistles, Nativism, and Picayune Case Law
A paleocon’s critique of the nation state.
Supreme Court Upholds Equality in the Voting Rights Act, But Not Equity in Voting
The Court wisely overturned a dubious and racialized distortion of the Constitution.
Citizenship, Immigration, and the Great Society
Immigration policies should serve the interests of the nation-state; they should not be acts of charity to the world.
Why They Can’t Make Trump Go Away
Post-mortem of a failed hit.
Citizenship and the Nation-State
Without the natural right principles of the founding, the nation has no future but dissolution and anarchy.
The American Founding’s High-Minded Purposes
James Madison is justly celebrated for his frequently stated opinion that “all power in just and free Government is derived from compact.” But Madison’s view […]
The Font of the Constitution’s Authority
[fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] [fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] In my last response to Mark Pulliam, I challenged […]
The People’s Sovereignty Is the Foundation of Constitutional Law
[fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] [fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] Although I don’t believe I have ever seen so […]
Don’t Read the Constitution the Way Robert Bork Did
[fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] [fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] In two recent articles (“Phony Constitutionalists Despise This Freshman […]
Trump, Immigration, and the Post-Constitutional Temptation
Secretary of State John Kerry in May 2016 advised his fellow citizens to prepare themselves for a borderless world. A borderless world would, of course, […]
Should We Embrace the “Inevitable Reality” of Terrorism?
Editor’s Note: The following is an open letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times, penned by our good friend and contributor, Edward J. […]
The Supreme Court Plays Fast and Loose with the Eighth Amendment
Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling represents another victory for Progressive liberalism’s “post-constitutionalism.” The case, Moore v. Texas, affirmed prior holdings that mentally challenged individuals cannot be […]
Constitutional Buffoonery from the Federal District Courts
The temporary nationwide injunctions placed on President Trump’s most recent executive order, issued March 6 (“Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United […]