Taking the Founders’ Moral Ideas Seriously
A review of America’s Revolutionary Mind: A Moral History of the American Revolution and the Declaration That Defined It, by C. Bradley Thompson.
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The Anti-Slavery Constitution
From the Framers on, Americans have understood our fundamental law to oppose ownership of persons.
The Problem with ‘Price Transparency’ in Prescription Drugs
‘List prices’ are meaningless.
A Radical for Individualism
Timothy Sandefur reviews Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, by David W. Blight.
Native American Children at Risk Need Protection Too
Federal courts should eliminate the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Attorneys General Should Stand Up for Native American Children
The Indian Child Welfare Act harms Native American children at risk, by decreasing the state's ability to protect them.
Comes a Horseman
Franklin Roosevelt’s clash with the Supreme Court is one of history’s greatest legal dramas, but it has generated an unfair and misleading mythology. In this legend, the Court greeted the ...
Comes a Horseman
Franklin Roosevelt’s clash with the Supreme Court is one of history’s greatest legal dramas, but it has generated an unfair and misleading mythology. In this legend, the Court greeted the ...
The Great Property-Rights Revival
Election Day revealed some of America’s deepest political differences, and marked an important change in the nation’s direction. But there was one issue on which Americans were strongly united: They ...
This Land Is Not Your Land
With so much bad news emanating from the nation’s courts, it is a treat to see a court get it right for once. In a unanimous decision late last month, ...