When Judicial Activists Switched Sides
Deference to elected majorities was a Progressive ideal long before modern conservatives picked up the baton.
Constitution
Obama Playing With Constitutional Fire on Amnesty
A presidential action may be lawful at the same time that it is unconstitutional.
How Modern Government Is Destroying the Presumption of Liberty Our Founders Cherished
Much of the political class of the founding generation, unlike our own, viewed the Constitution as restraining, not unleashing, the government.
How Federal Agents Illegally Force Twitter, Google, and Banks to Turn Over Private Customer Data Without a Proper Warrant
Private companies are fighting the federal government in court over the Patriot Act's "National Security Letters," which violate the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.
Does the Constitution Still Matter?
Americans right and left tend to give up on the Constitution whenever it gets in the way of policies they like.
How Bogus Threats of Voter Fraud, Dangerous Abortions, and Other Phony Emergencies Make Honest Debate Impossible
Two Texas laws illustrate a politically poisonous legislative habit.
This Is How the Feds Illegally Obtain Evidence of a Crime and Lie About It in Court
The NSA and Justice Department go after suspects in crimes unrelated to national security using an unlawful, deceptive practice called "parallel reconstruction."
Raise a Glass: The Bill of Rights Was About Food Freedom
Congress passed the Bill of Rights 225 years ago today. Why the struggle for food freedom is at the heart of those amendments.
The Unlawfulness of Obama's ISIS Plan
Is the White House planning to run this war directly as LBJ did in Vietnam?
Actually, Senators, You're the Ones Who Threaten the Country
Americans' right to free speech should not be proportionate to their political power.
Americans Say: Curb Election Spending, But Absolutely No Curbs on Speech
The latest Reason-Rupe poll finds the public supports efforts to curb corruption in political elections but opposes methods that may infringe on free speech in the process.
What Policing Should Look Like
How can we build an ethical police force based upon the concept of Constitutional policing by consent?
Another Unconstitutional Abortion Restriction Struck Down in the South; Judge Asks What If Similar Laws Applied to Guns?
Alabama will have to reconsider a requirement that abortion clinic doctors have local hospital admitting privileges.
