Tag: congress
Legends of Liberty: Lysander Spooner
November 18, 2021 | Post
As we witnessed during the 2020 election season, and as we are sure to witness during the upcoming holiday season, the United States Postal Service doesn’t exactly instill confidence. That’s not surprising, given that most of what the government provides or funds is inefficient. Think about it: do you take better care of your home […]
Did Trump’s attack on Syria violate the Constitution?
April 11, 2017 | Post
Donald Trump’s decision to bomb an airfield in Syria has led many to wonder: doesn’t Trump need authorization from Congress?
The Filibuster: A Primer
March 28, 2017 | Post
Most legal scholars agree that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has the necessary experience, expertise, and temperament to be confirmed as Justice Scalia’s replacement. But suppose the Democrats decide to filibuster the nomination and Republicans can’t get the 60 votes needed to break the filibuster? If that happens, you can expect the Republicans to “go […]
Where did the presidency get all these powers? From Congress.
March 24, 2017 | Post
Why would the legislature want the executive to have more power? Why would they voluntarily cede some of their power?
The House GOP leadership’s health care bill is ObamaCare-Lite — or worse
March 12, 2017 | Post
This bill is a train wreck waiting to happen.
The business case for supersonic overland
March 7, 2017 | Post
Wouldn’t a fleet of supersonic aircraft overland create intolerable sonic booms that would rattle windows and scare livestock?
Why congressional term limits could limit presidential power
March 3, 2017 | Post
The incentive structure of the federal government needs adjusting.
Make Compromise Great Again: Arthur Schlesinger and the politics of the extreme
February 8, 2017 | Post
It is the peripheral positions in modern politics, on both right and left, that inevitably deteriorate into tyranny.
Why the Refusal to File Criminal Charges Against Hillary Clinton Is a Good Thing
July 19, 2016 | Post
Over twenty years ago, I published an article that argued that the rule of law was not only a myth, but an extremely dangerous one that causes people “to be willing not only to relinquish a large measure of [their] own freedom, but to enthusiastically support the state in the suppression of others’ freedom as […]