Constitution

“In God We Trust” Under Attack Again

Michael Newdow is at it again. The self-appointed spokesman for America’s atheists has once more appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to order...

Dave Bohon January 20, 2011

FBI Wiretapping of Congressmen Curtailed

Thomas R. Eddlem January 19, 2011

The war over executive branch wiretapping is continuing, though there's one front where the executive branch appears to be losing: wiretapping congressmen. The...

Freedom of Information Act: Shield or Bludgeon?

Bob Adelmann January 18, 2011

The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments in the case of FCC v. AT&T which could have significant negative impacts on privately-held...

DHS Laptop Seizures Harass Travelers

Jack Kenny January 18, 2011

Laptop seizures are a growing menace in America today and it's not about your computer software having a stroke. It's about the Department...

George Will, “Congressional Supremacy,” and “American Exceptionalism”

Thomas R. Eddlem January 17, 2011

Every once in a while, America's establishment columnists treat their readers to a surprisingly helpful bit of writing. Such was the case with...

Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Trim, or Uproot?

Bob Adelmann January 17, 2011

When Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) introduced a bill in the 111th Congress to defund National Public Radio (NPR), two things were working against...

Kagan, Sotomayor, Ginsburg, and the 4th Amendment

Bob Adelmann January 16, 2011

When the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments on a Fourth Amendment case decided by the Kentucky Supreme Court (Kentucky v....

FBI Issues Death Threat in U.S. Citizen Interrogation

Thomas R. Eddlem January 13, 2011

An FBI agent reportedly issued a death threat against a U.S. citizen traveling abroad, according to the January 13 New York Times. The...

The Instant Liberal Frenzy to Ignore the U.S. Constitution

Thomas R. Eddlem January 10, 2011

The public reading of the Constitution on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives has quickly drawn a rising tide of outrage...

Intent of the Founders: Is it Relevant Today?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. January 9, 2011

From Ninthers, and Tenthers to the Second Amendment Foundation, it seems there’s an advocacy group for every amendment in the Bill of Rights....

ATF Plans Gun Registration in Border States

James Heiser January 7, 2011

As the Obama administration is poised to enact a sweeping infringement of the right of Americans to keep and bear arms in the...

Conservative and Liberal Calls for a Con-Con

Raven Clabough January 6, 2011

Several weeks ago, a liberal organization known as the Justice Movement asked Congress to pass legislation authorizing the formation of a constitutional convention...

Justice Scalia: Misogynist or Misunderstood?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. January 6, 2011

The recent publishing of an interview of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia conducted last September is eliciting cries of “misogynist” from pundits and...