


Right-wing Dog Whistles, Nativism, and Picayune Case Law

Supreme Court Upholds Equality in the Voting Rights Act, But Not Equity in Voting

Citizenship, Immigration, and the Great Society

Why They Can’t Make Trump Go Away

Citizenship and the Nation-State

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 […]