When Attorney General Merrick Garland was asked at his confirmation hearings earlier this month what his priorities would be if confirmed, he responded immediately that it would be a vigorous pursuit of domestic terrorism. He did not say he would lea [...]
Books by Judge Napolitano
From the Freedom Files
The Power to Make War
Published on Mar 11, 2021
Two weeks ago, while the House of Representatives was finalizing its 700-page legislation authorizing the Treasury to borrow and spend $1.9 trillion in the next six months, and the Senate was attempting to confirm more of President Joseph R. Biden [...]
Silencing Free Speech
Published on Mar 4, 2021
"In short, we do not need good laws to restrain bad men. We need good men to restrain bad laws." — G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) Why do people in power try to silence speech with which they disagree? Last week produced news about the su [...]
Who Owns Your Face?
Published on Feb 25, 2021
After listening to Dr. Anthony Fauci suggest last weekend that we should expect to be wearing two masks on our faces everywhere we go until the end of 2022, I began thinking again about first principles. Fauci is entitled to express his opinions. Yet [...]
Trump, Impeachment and the Constitution
Published on Feb 18, 2021
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land, thus, all government behavior must conform to it. It is, of course, notwithstanding its supremacy, an imperfect document. Its original iteration in 1789 — and even after the addition of the Bill [...]