Virgil and the Constitution
When the Founders created the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, they borrowed all three of its sayings from poems attributable to the Roman poet Virgil (70-19 BCE): E pluribus unum (“out of many, one”), Novus ordo seclorum (“a new order of the ages”) and Annuit...
How the Supreme Court Went Wrong in the “Ghost Gun” Case
In its term just ended, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) may regulate weapons parts kits as “firearms.” The case was Bondi v. VanDerStok. It also is called the “ghost gun case.” Under a congressional...
The Original Constitution: Long-Awaited 4th Edition Arrives
The fourth edition of Rob Natelson’s popular book The Original Constitution is now here! Although the Constitution as originally written does not change, controversies do. This edition features many updates to address new topics of interest – all based on new...