“Cruel Optimism,” Minimum Wage, and the Good Life
Hollow rhetoric and empty promises keep an ever-elusive payday always on the horizon.
Should Speech Have Consequences?
On what grounds can we justify punishing others for their objectionable views? When might sanctions do more harm than good?
A Pause on Rights: Canada’s Constitutional Clause
Which body is the best arbiter of individual rights and the people's will: Congress or the courts?
The Double-Edged Sword of “Free Speech”
True freedom requires a flexible environment, capable of nurturing a diversity of views and opinions.
Justice Breyer and Strategic Retirement
We should take a minute to consider all that is being communicated in the push for Breyer to relinquish his post and step down?
“Politicians in Robes”: Neutrality in the Supreme Court
How can we maintain confidence in the Court given the politicization surrounding it?
A Challenge to Federalism: Mask Mandates and Subsidiarity
How do we find the proper division of labor between competing claims to authority by federal, state, and local bodies?
On the “Canceling” of Liz Cheney
"During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition called war."
Gun Control and Constitutional Interpretation
The Supreme Court's assessment of gun rights has been largely shaped by originalist readings, but that doesn't necessarily settle the debate.
“Stand Back and Stand By”: The Demands of Loyal Opposition
What role and responsibilities does American democracy assume of the minority party?