Reviving Federalism
My first vote remains my best. It was for James L. Buckley’s reelection as a United States senator from New York. In six years in office, he had shown himself ...
Power Grabs
Early in U.S. history, the Supreme Court made a momentous decision that remains our most important protection from the abuses of criminal law: It rejected a federal common law of ...
In Praise of Supreme Court Filibusters
With every recent Supreme Court nomination, senators and commentators have debated whether it is appropriate for senators to filibuster nominees. With a dreary predictability, Democratic senators argue in favor of ...
It’s the Spending, Stupid
With overwhelming Democratic support, the Senate recently passed a fix to the to the Alternative Minimum Tax — the tax that was designed to prevent a few millionaires from not ...
The Second American Trade Revolution
The Central American Free Trade Agreement, now before Congress, is only the latest free-trade agreement concluded by the Bush administration. In the first term the Senate ratified free-trade agreements with ...
The Senator & The Chief Justice
It is unusual for a sitting politician’s campaign biography to reveal disdain ...
Federalists Rejoice
In an important victory for federalism and limited government, the Supreme Court today in United States v. Morrison declared that Congress exceeded its powers when it provided for a federal ...