Abusing the Constitution
I appeared on Outbreak News with Robert Herriman to talk about the most misunderstood and abused clauses of the Constitution. This interview is basically a Constitution 101 class. During our discussion, I talk about the philosophical roots of the U.S. Constitution and...
Infinite and Incomprehensible: Antifederalist Brutus No. 5
Rather than a general government with few and defined powers, in his 5th essay, Antifederalist Brutus warned that a combination of taxing power and the necessary and proper clause would lead to a government with nearly infinite and incomprehensible power. Path to...
Necessary and Proper: Not Anything and Everything
The “Necessary and Proper” clause of the Constitution is one of the most widely misunderstood – and abused in the document. Most modern federal regulations today are justified by the Necessary and Proper Clause – possibly even more than under...