We often see liberty as in contest with law. Laws tell us what not to do, thereby restricting our freedom…
“You don’t have the votes. You don’t have the votes.” So sing Thomas Jefferson and James Madison at their rival,…
The ballot battles have gone judicial. In response to COVID-19, litigation rages over what changes states should make to their…
Who is Amy Coney Barrett? According to our discussion so far of her SCOTUS nomination, we may need to ask…
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has landed like an atomic bomb on a trench war. Only six weeks remain until…
How do you defend something when its original justification no longer exists? Arguments for the Electoral College suffer from this…
Sixty-six years ago this month, the Supreme Court handed down one of its most famous decisions, Brown v. Board of…
Accidents happen. We often say this to reassure someone after a mistake. It comforts them, because it treats the error…
In Federalist 78, Publius (Alexander Hamilton) distinguished the three branches of government in part by a characteristic inherent to each….