The Case Against Universal Background Checks
Spoiler alert: They don’t work and they’re an invitation to abuse of power.
First Principles
Slandering the American Founding
Well, it’s settled. Everything we thought we knew about the American Founding is wrong. The real Founding is not the Declaration of Independence in 1776 […]
The Political Community of the U.S. Constitution
Our Constitution does not guarantee unanimity. That would risk tyranny. But it affords an opportunity for justice and the general good to prevail.
Red Flags About ‘Red Flag Laws’
While there is an understandable need among lawmakers to “do something” about mass shootings, the rush to regulate should be tempered by faith in a federalism that best balances state culture with the enumerated rights that are the birthright of all Americans.
Pink Political Scientists vs. White Men
Left-modernism is a political assault on the white majority, but Eric Kaufmann defines “white majority” in cultural, not biological terms. His work is a data-driven counterstrike on political correctness.
The Intelligence Community Works for the President
Losing democratic control over the intelligence community would be the end of self-government.
The Etiquette of the Late Dauphin or the Morality of Americans?
A federal republic, as the Founders saw it, takes a certain kind of citizen, one that particularly values a certain etiquette above all others: the respect for the results of elections.
Natural Disasters and the AR-15
Hurricane Dorian wreaked havoc, leaving some communities in a temporary "state of nature." Under the circumstances, the right to self-defense is indispensable.
Lies the Left Tells About Guns
From bans to "buybacks" to background checks, the gun-control crowd has a knack for muddling the language, misstating the law, and making stuff up. Here are the facts.
Red Flag, White Flag
Eventually, everything will be a sign of a would-be mass shooter. Ownership of a single firearm, then voting Republican, and then other disapproved behaviors. Before long, anybody can inform on anyone, about anything. And many will.
The Inertial State
The United States isn't so much a representative republic as it is an administrative state that runs on autopilot, implementing programs that cannot be changed or stopped, regardless of how the majority of the American people vote.
The Classical Tyranny of the Left’s Gun Policy
Beto O'Rourke is half-right. If we’re not able to speak clearly about what has gone wrong in this country, then the violence will never stop. With the shallow policy bromides controlling the dialogue, however, such clarity will never happen.
Antifa Gives Progressives a Tin-Pot Dictator High
The most interesting thing about this left-wing violence is that it happens almost exclusively in places where the police power is in the hands of progressives whose police stand aside as the violent ones do their work . . .
Property Rights as the Stumbling Block Against Slavery
The recent charge that the United States was founded on slavery and racism is nothing new. It is a charge that has been leveled repeatedly—and refuted—ever since the Founding. But the struggle for freedom over tyranny and serfdom never really ends.
False Crucibles
Past generations of Americans have experienced their own bloodletting, their own walk through fire, to ensure their survival and the success of our nation and people. In this way, the inner steel of generations of young Americans was tempered. But that's not so true for the generation coming of age. What does that mean for our Republic?
We Must Ban Human Nature for the Sake of Humanity
In the wake of the Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton shootings, politicians and the press are calling for assault weapons bans and "red flag" laws. Surely, though, guns aren't the only objects in need of banning. Here are a few modest proposals.
Betraying America’s Democratic Soul
In his book White-Jacket (1850), part documentary, part satire, part political rumination, and very small part novel, Herman Melville—if indeed he is speaking through his […]
The Courts Should Stay Out of Political Battles
The nine philosopher-kings enthroned on the Supreme Court were finally gracious enough to let President Trump proceed with his plans to build a wall at […]
Citizen Responsibility in the Face of a Mass Shooting
The wall-to-wall coverage of the two recent shooting sprees has provided partisans in the government-media complex with yet another opportunity to espouse their usual—and tired—talking […]
Igniting Civil War
Government sponsorship of violence against opponents or complacency in the face of incitement to violence is a powerful tool of political repression. Regimes such as […]