The 9th Amendment Wasn’t an Afterthought. It Was a Firewall
While most people ignore the Ninth Amendment, those who don’t usually get it completely wrong. It isn’t a grant of additional federal power; it’s a rule of construction designed to explain its limits. On this episode, we uncover the forgotten history...
A Day of Mourning: Bill of Rights Day
Ratified on Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights has been absolutely trashed for generations. Although many people will sing its praises – for just this one day of the year – โBill of Rights Dayโ should really be a day of mourning – recognizing what the...
An Insult to the 9th Amendment?
Damon Root at Reason.com thinks the recent Dobbs decision is an “insult to the 9th Amendment.” His position is based on two faulty premises: 1. That “originalism” is based on what the opponents of the Constitution worried the document would do...