Federalism
The Constitution: A Framework For Decentralizing Toward Liberty
I recently appeared on the Decentralized Revolution podcast to talk about the Constitution as a decentralizing document and nullification as a strategy for liberty. “I think decentralization is the best path forward in terms of creating space for liberty –...
The Constitution is Designed to Deal with the Coronavirus
I taught the U.S. Constitution and Current Events simultaneous at the college level for forty years using the Constitution as written in solving controversies or problems—so well designed was it. Students quickly discovered that there were no issues that could not be...
Quarantine: States, Feds and the Constitutions
A national emergency declaration, and many others on the state and local level too. Looking at the leading constitutionalist views of what can and can’t be done. Path to Liberty: March 18, 2020 PODCAST VERSION...
The President and State Prosecutions
A recent post linked to an article by Burlette Carter on the issue of federal prosecutions of sitting Presidents. For me this, is a non-issue because (as an original matter) I accept the idea of a unitary executive. Anyone with federal prosecutorial power must, in...