Other Voices
Federalism Is Beautiful!
Last week, The New York Times ran an article that exemplifies the current Constitutional ignorance in the United States. While the article was ostensibly about the “independent state legislature doctrine,” the subtitle grabbed my attention: “Races in...
Flipping the Constitution
Last week, I talked about how the left is now openly calling to shred the Constitution. They’ve been doing that for years, but they are now saying the quiet part out loud. But what about “conservatives?” The Federalist Society gives out an annual...
Shredding the Constitution to save the Constitution?
In 1978, Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina appeared on William Buckley’s “Firing Line.” The two had a memorable exchange about “backbone:” SJE: “Frankly, I think the big trouble in public life is there are too many people in...
I missed “Constitution Day”
I missed “Constitution Day” last week. It was on purpose. It’s not that I don’t like the Constitution. I wrote a book on it, though I think Southerners wrote a better one in 1861. I also think the proponents of the Constitution duped wavering...