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More on Congress’s Lack of An Immigration Regulation Power

Regarding my doubts that the Congress has a general power to regulate immigration, some observers, including Ken Masugi, have noted the provision in Article I, section 9 providing that “The migration...

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Not Creeping but Galloping to Caesarism

Appearing in this space is a privilege; having the benefit of responses from scholars of such stature is especially so.  I appreciate the careful and respectful reading both Stephen Knott and George...

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Greg Weiner responds to Stephen Knott and George Thomas

Don’t miss Greg Weiner’s reply in the Liberty Forum section to separate responses by Stephen Knott and George Thomas to his essay, “Congress and Deliberation in the Age of Woodrow Wilson: An Elegy”....

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Leaving Behind a Bankrupt Congress

Many are calling for a special prosecutor to take over the IRS scandal and with pinpoint legal accuracy get to the bottom of what happened. I suppose some now want a Kenneth Starr figure to appear and...

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On “Reasonable” and “Best” Readings of Constitutional Power

My thanks to the folks at Law & Liberty for inviting me to respond to Josh Hawley’s provocative essay on the need for the Supreme Court of the United States to defer to reasonable congressional...

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Presidential Power Rising: A Conversation with Frank Buckley

This next Liberty Law Talk is with Frank Buckley about his new book The Once and Future King: The Rise of Crown Government in America. Buckley’s book is a profound challenge to the script of...

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The Road to Lawlessness

There will be a Republican President again someday. This will happen. Democrats, having forgotten that fact, would do well to remember it. Suppose this happens too: Congress cuts taxes, stating in the...

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What Do These Two Think About the Office to Which They Aspire?

Presidential debates neither are nor ought to be midterm exams. The people who administer midterms do not necessarily possess political wisdom (see “Wilson, Woodrow”), and the people who excel at...

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Not Creeping but Galloping to Caesarism

Appearing in this space is a privilege; having the benefit of responses from scholars of such stature is especially so.  I appreciate the careful and respectful reading both Stephen Knott and George...

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On “Reasonable” and “Best” Readings of Constitutional Power

My thanks to the folks at Law & Liberty for inviting me to respond to Josh Hawley's provocative essay on the need for the Supreme Court of the United States to defer to reasonable congressional...

View Article

More on Congress’s Lack of An Immigration Regulation Power

Regarding my doubts that the Congress has a general power to regulate immigration, some observers, including Ken Masugi, have noted the provision in Article I, section 9 providing that "The migration...

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Not Creeping but Galloping to Caesarism

In response to: Congress and Deliberation in the Age of Woodrow Wilson: An Elegy Congress Voting Independence, a depiction of the Second Continental Congress voting on the United States Declaration of...

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Greg Weiner responds to Stephen Knott and George Thomas

Don't miss Greg Weiner's reply in the Liberty Forum section to separate responses by Stephen Knott and George Thomas to his essay, "Congress and Deliberation in the Age of Woodrow Wilson: An Elegy"....

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Image may be NSFW.
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Leaving Behind a Bankrupt Congress

Many are calling for a special prosecutor to take over the IRS scandal and with pinpoint legal accuracy get to the bottom of what happened. I suppose some now want a Kenneth Starr figure to appear and...

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Clik here to view.

On “Reasonable” and “Best” Readings of Constitutional Power

In response to: An Affirmative Power to Interpret: Congress and Section 5 of the 14th Amendment My thanks to the folks at Law & Liberty for inviting me to respond to Josh Hawley's provocative...

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Presidential Power Rising: A Conversation with Frank Buckley

This next Liberty Law Talk is with Frank Buckley about his new book The Once and Future King: The Rise of Crown Government in America. Buckley's book is a profound challenge to the script of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Road to Lawlessness

There will be a Republican President again someday. This will happen. Democrats, having forgotten that fact, would do well to remember it. Suppose this happens too: Congress cuts taxes, stating in the...

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Clik here to view.

What Do These Two Think About the Office to Which They Aspire?

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPresidential debates neither are nor ought to be midterm exams. The people who administer midterms do not necessarily possess political wisdom (see “Wilson,...

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More on Congress’s Lack of An Immigration Regulation Power

Regarding my doubts that the Congress has a general power to regulate immigration, some observers, including Ken Masugi, have noted the provision in Article I, section 9 providing that “The migration...

View Article

Greg Weiner responds to Stephen Knott and George Thomas

Don’t miss Greg Weiner’s reply in the Liberty Forum section to separate responses by Stephen Knott and George Thomas to his essay, “Congress and Deliberation in the Age of Woodrow Wilson: An Elegy”....

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