Bad History at the Supreme Court?
Many law professors and other authorities have claimed in popular commentary that the Supreme Court majorities in the June opinions used flawed, even dishonest, history. I haven’t seen much yet …
Tenth Amendment Center
The Genetic Panopticon
Be warned: the DNA detectives are on the prowl. Whatever skeletons may be lurking on your family tree or in your closet, whatever crimes you may have committed, whatever associations you …
Federal Spending is the Problem with Inflation
Both conservatives and progressives are lamenting the soaring prices in the American economy. Not surprisingly, many of them are blaming the problem on Covid and, of course, on Russia. If …
Benjamin Franklin’s Articles of Confederation
In July 1775, Benjamin Franklin introduced a formal plan for uniting the colonies – “The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.” He read it to the Second Continental Congress nearly …
Ground Up and Spit Out
Putting all of your faith in Washington D.C. will destroy liberty. Cato warned us that centralizing the United States into one government would create a situation where people with a …
A Duty to Resist
In the Virginia Resolutions of 1798, Jame Madison insisted that states were “in duty bound to interpose.” But this wasn’t a new idea. This spirit of resistance was an essential …
Draw a Line in the Sand
You can’t protect the Constitution and your liberty by picking the lesser of two evils. You have to follow the wisdom of Gouverneur Morris and so many others in the …
New Documents Reveal the Extent of Federal Location Surveillance
The Department of Homeland Security has collected reams of location data from a private vendor in order to track people across the United States. Earlier this month, we reported that …
NBC News Report Shows Second Amendment Preservation Act Works
NBC News recently did a report on the Missouri Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA). The biggest takeaway? The law is working just as intended. The report featured Columbia Police Chief …