Law & Public Safety
A promissory note further dishonored
I wrote this last year, and I’m distressed to say that the situation is even more dire. Last year, I noted that the First, Second, Ninth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Amendments…
Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1791 amendment regarding unenumerated rights in the United States
Law & Public Safety
Barron’s editorial page editor bemoans government meddling in prices
Thomas Donlan‘s latest editorial commentary for Barron’s focuses on a current legal controversy involving online prices. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote last week found Apple guilty of colluding with five…
Health Care
Cato’s Tanner distinguishes a ruling against ObamaCare from unwarranted judicial activism
Michael Tanner‘s latest column at National Review Online rebuts the notion that a Supreme Court decision to strike down the federal health care reform law would amount to inappropriate judicial…
Law & Public Safety
Geo Will continues his seminar on the Constitution
In this class session, Will discusses the meaning of the 9th Amendment and the “presumption of liberty”. “The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to…
Liberty
How far can states go in nullifying federal overreach?
Idaho law now contains the following language: The power to require or regulate a person?s choice in the mode of securing health care services, or to impose a penalty related…
Liberty
The Dirty Dozen
Later this month, you?ll have a chance to hear William ?Chip? Mellor of the Institute for Justice discuss the new book, The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically…
Liberty
David Limbaugh on Conservatives Vs. Liberals
At Townhall.com, David Limbaugh gives a good explanation on the difference between Conservatives and Liberals, basically on how each group views the U.S. Constitution: The Liberals.. They’re definitely all about…
Liberty
A constitutional debate
If U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia’s recent North Carolina speech piqued your interest in “originalism,” you’ll likely enjoy a new book on the topic. Steven Calabresi’s Originalism: A…
Liberty
The “Living Constitution” v. Original Intent
Recently, Justice Scalia gave a speech at the Helms Center explaining why he holds to his philosophy of interpreting the Constitution according to the intent of the framers. The debate…
Liberty
Re: The Antifederalists were wrong
Michael: In general, I think that your critique of the Antifederalists is correct — that if many of them had had their way, the history of liberty in America would…
Liberty
Your guide to celebrating Bill of Rights Day
This list courtesy of our friend Mary Katharine Ham: Commence to Shooting And other ways to enjoy your Bill of Rights Day (that’s today!). First, read the Bill of Rights…