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Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today
Everything this nation once stood for is being turned on its head. We are being asked—no, told—to believe that the greatest threat to America today is not government overreach, endless war, corruption, surveillance, or the steady erosion of constitutional rights. No,...
Free Speech for Me But Not For Thee
Last week, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission threatened to rescind the broadcast licenses of media entities that do not relate events in Iran or Ukraine as the Trump administration would like them to be related. He also attacked The Wall Street...
Originalism, Nonoriginalism and Venezuela
From an originalist perspective, I think it’s clear that President Trump did not have the constitutional power to take the actions he took against the Maduro government in Venezuela. As argued at length here, the Constitution allocates to Congress — and by implication...
Unpacking the Presidential Appointments Lawsuit
The Supreme Court has concluded oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter. In that case, Rebecca Slaughter, a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), is contesting President Donald Trump’s effort to fire her before her seven-year term has run. The president counters...