In a 2008 case called District of Columbia v. Heller, and again in a 2010 case called McDonald v. City of Chicago, the Supreme Court interpreted the Second Amendment. That amendment was written, the court ruled in both cases, to mandate the obligatio [...]
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For What Should We Be Thankful?
Published on Nov 28, 2019
What if the government's true goal is to perpetuate itself? What if the real levers of governmental power are pulled by agents and diplomats and by bureaucrats and central bankers behind the scenes? What if they stay in power no matter who is ele [...]
The Dangers of an Imperial Presidency
Published on Nov 21, 2019
Throughout the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump has been pushing Attorney General William Barr to make a public statement on the president's behalf. He wants Barr to state publicly that even if the preside [...]
Is Ignorance of the Constitution Trump's Defense?
Published on Nov 14, 2019
"Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal." — Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) As public hearings on impeachment begin this week, we will see the case for and the case against impeaching President Donald Trump. [...]
Winston, I Need a Favor First
Published on Nov 7, 2019
Peggy Noonan, who wrote brilliant speeches for Ronald Reagan and now writes gifted columns for The Wall Street Journal, and whose friendship I have enjoyed for many years, recently put forth a hypothetical historical analogy that stopped me in my tra [...]