The Apple of Gold and Frame of Silver
America's 16th president on how the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution fit together.
First Principles
‘Liberation’ and the Dismantling of Liberty
The only way “liberation” may be pursued is through the systematic dismantling of liberty as it was understood at the founding of this nation 244 years ago this weekend.
Why You Have a Constitutional Right to a High Capacity Magazine
Even as the very scenario that demonstrates the need for high-capacity magazines unfolded in St. Louis, the Colorado Supreme Court endorsed the view that you don’t need one.
‘Through All the Gloom, I Can See the Rays of Ravishing Light and Glory’
Why this American Founder believed July 2, 1776, would be “the most memorable epocha in the history of America.”
Grim Lessons from Aristotle on the Causes of Civil War
Why aren’t we challenging our cozy assumptions that things can’t get worse?
Fathers and Sons, American-Style
This is why men can’t talk about their fathers. Our reverence cuts too close to the very core of who we are as men.
Tales of Endurance and Enduring Tales from My Father
If there is hope to be found, a significant portion of that hope must lie with America’s fathers. Fathers like those who taught their sons and daughters to carry on.
Language, Freedom, And Law
In Bostock, the Supreme Court has taken the fateful step to assert that a common word, vital to social relations, can mean whatever anyone wants it to mean.
John Roberts and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamer Robe
Intelligence invests in illusion when the need for illusion is deep.
Kangaroo Nation
We ruin reputations, we tear down monuments to our flawed benefactors, we destroy lives with a glee and a certitude that would make the old inquisitors blush.
Property Rights Matter Even More Than Lives
Everything unique to an individual, whether physical things or rights of conscience or data, belong to the individual. A government created out of the consent of the governed that fails to protect these rights is an unjust government.
The Left Fears Law-Abiding Gun Owners More Than Rioters
Leftists fear an empowered citizenry that can do things without the pre-approval of liberal bureaucrats.
Virtue Signaling Theater at the Mouth of Hell
The hypocrite is not the person who says one thing and does another. He is the play-actor, the man or woman who puts on a show of righteousness, to fool himself first of all, because he is his own favorite audience.
The “1619 Project” Learns from Mussolini
The “1619 Project” is a genuine and instructive exercise in “fascist attitudes and activity” as described by Mussolini.
Americans Deserve Open Debate About Big Tech and Free Speech
The tech industry and its advocates may not think this debate should happen, but lawmakers certainly do.
The Pandemic Showcases Courts’ Limitations
Why won’t Michigan’s legislature—the political branch that most represents Michiganders—embrace its role in the state’s constitutional system?
Yea, Though I Walk Through The Uncanny Valley
You are being gaslit, but not by a sociopathic manipulator. Instead, the growing psychic pressure is the constricting consensus of an increasingly popular fabricated reality. You are on the business end of a casual conspiracy of complicity.
The Restart of History and the Renaissance of Realpolitik
States and their interests, both cultural and historical, to recall Charles de Gaulle, are eternal. They do not, and will never, take a backseat to ideology of any sort. Including our own.
Coronavirus Is an Opportunity to Reject Judicial Supremacy
The litigious Michigan legislature has endorsed the idea that the courts alone can save Michiganders from Governor Whitmer’s grip. This is a lie.
Is Half of the Country Crazy?
When the only seemingly possible solution is using the power of the government to crush those who disagree, it is time to rethink the entire paradigm.