Other Voices
A National Constitution?
Do we have a “national” Constitution? The historical establishment would have you believe it. According to a new book on Daniel Webster, the Constitution was always a “national” document, and Webster simply tried to make that clear during his...
PBS News Hour Highlights “Defend the Guard” Initiative
Some state legislators have been introducing bills to ban their state from deploying National Guard units for undeclared foreign wars. To date, Defend the Guard bills have been introduced in some 30 states. PBS News Hour Special Correspondent Mike Cerre reported on...
States Legislators Set to Push Back Against Endless Unconstitutional Wars
States action can take a step toward ending endless wars and reestablishing constitutional war powers. James Madison wrote. “Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded,” and that “no nation could preserve its freedom...
Sasse gets sassy on the Senate
Senator Ben Sasse wrote an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal urging some changes to the United States Senate to “Make the Senate Great Again.” Sasse correctly argues that, “The old saying used to be that all politics is local, but...