What Would a Reform Agenda Look Like?

by Robert P. George

On this 240th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, our beloved country is badly in need of reform. Continue Reading »

4 Jul 2016 0

The End of Democracy?

by David T. Koyzis

Social media tend to magnify the expansive self, encouraging participants to stake out a virtual identity within the ethereal territory of the world wide web: “This is who I am, like it or not!” “My political beliefs are part of my identity; to call them into question is to call my very identity into question.” Continue Reading »

8 Mar 2016 0

On Posner's Wards

by John M. Grondelski

Richard Posner, a judge of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in a New York Times op-ed co-authored December 2 with Law Professor Eric Segall, takes Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to task for threatening America with a “majoritarian theocracy” because of his repeated . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Dec 2015 0

Shortcircuiting Consensus

by David T. Koyzis

A political system, along with such supportive traditions as the rule of law and loyal opposition, is supposed to be a durable fixture on the political landscape and ought not to be changed lightly. It should be amended only when a favorable consensus can be achieved, and if that consensus is not forthcoming, then the constitution remains as it is. Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2015 0

The End of Democracy Continues

by Fr. Dominic Bouck

Millions of Americans (or thousands of journalists, wonks, and wags) are sitting on pins and needles right now, waiting for the Court’s determination: Will the world’s only superpower decree that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right? Other decrees came down this week—ranging from . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Jun 2015 0

Take the Pledge: No More Gay Marriage Debate without Constitution Debate

by Carl Scott

Gay marriage, pro or con? That’s one of the basic political debates these days. And yet, the debate as it occurs 99% percent of the time is not about the actual issue before us. Over at NRO, a call by two former RNC operatives Liz Mair and Marco Nunez, for the Republican Party to abandon its . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Apr 2013 0

WANTED: Democrat Leaders Who Forthrightly Support the Constitution

by Carl Scott

At the end of the day, there are three, and only three, types of Democrat Leaders when it comes to the Constitution. There are first, Open Opponents of the Constitution, second, “So-to-Speak” Supporters of the Constitution, and third, Forthright Supporters of the Constitution. By . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Mar 2013 0

Professor Seidman, Liberals, and the Constitution

by Carl Scott

Please, please, please, will someone at the next Obama press conference (surely there will be at least one of these before March Madness commences) ask him the following question? Imagine that after careful study a government official — say, the president or one of the party leaders in . . . . Continue Reading »

31 Dec 2012 0

Egypt’s New Constitution

by Carl Scott

Via The Arabist , I found this primer on the new Egyptian constitution, by one Zaid Al-Ali at Open Democracy . Very thorough, and plausibly seeking to lay out the good news and the bad, from a broadly liberal perspective. The summation: Altogether, in comparison with Egypt’s constitutional . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Dec 2012 0

Halloween Costume Recommendations

by Carl Scott

Person One: The U.S. Constitution , the text as a poster board visible but all torn and battered up, and some kind of Obama-branded SHREDDER as a prop. Person Two: The U.S. Economy —here all that’s needed is lots of fake bruises, bleeding, chains, crumpled bills, slow-sickly movements, . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Oct 2012 0