In the times that try men’s souls, sometimes the best thing we can do is stand athwart the zeitgeist and offer a principled dissent.
Shall We Play a Game?
Explaining the zero-sum game that American politics has devolved into using a little bit of ‘80s pop culture.
The Progress of Leviathan
Trumpism is simply the inevitable result of a century-long expansion of federal authority and the centralizing of power in the US Presidency.
The Persistence of Mad Kings in Literature and History
Again and again in both fact and fiction, those who never should have been given the reins of power are enabled by those who can’t resist the lure of having access to that power.
Link: Does the Constitution Hang by a Thread?
The US Constitution hangs by far fewer threads than it did even a few years ago. But of those threads, I will say this: there may be few, but they have the capacity to be strong.
COVID Stimulus – Round 4
Will Congress claw it’s way past dysfunction to pass another round of measures to help a devastated economy and, if so, what will the latest attempts at economic recovery look like?
Masks and Social-Distancing: What Would the Founders Say?
Yes, there’s the question of liberty. But, there is also the question of civic duty.
Faithless Electors are Dead, Long Live the Electoral College
In what some are calling a blow to the electoral college, the decision in Chiafolo v. Washington actually strengthens state sovereignty, the core of why we have an electoral college.
Censorship and Amplification
Freedom of speech does not translate into a right of amplification using someone else’s private platform.
Mask Mandates and The Violence Inherent In The System
Every law put forward by the government that dictates the behavior of citizens adds another situation where police must confront citizens and enforce the law.