The Judicial Usurpation of Parliament
by Peter HitchensParliament can look after itself when faced with a tricky prime minister, and doesn’t need lawyers or courts to do so. Continue Reading »
Parliament can look after itself when faced with a tricky prime minister, and doesn’t need lawyers or courts to do so. Continue Reading »
In this episode, Myron Magnet discusses his latest book, Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution. Continue Reading »
Liberals who are dismayed by the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch should cheer up. Things could be a lot worse. Continue Reading »
There is a case to be made that the British and American constitutions are not that different after all. Continue Reading »
Professor Michael McConnell’s lecture at the launch of the Tradition Project. Continue Reading »
Calling Donald “Only I can fix it” Trump a constitutionalist empties the term “constitutionalist” of any connection to our actual Constitution, or even to the small-c constitutionalism of respect for the rule of law. Continue Reading »
Here's an event announcement that will interest readers of First Things in the New York area. On Thursday evening, October 20, Stanford Law Professor Michael McConnell (left) will deliver a lecture, “Tradition and the Constitution,” to inaugurate the Tradition Project, a new research initiative of the St. John's University Center for Law and Religion. Continue Reading »
On this 240th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, our beloved country is badly in need of reform. Continue Reading »
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 »