U.S. Constitution

To understand what kind of constitutional amendment we need, we first must understand how the original Constitution handled elections.

If we are not to lose our freedom entirely, we shall have to find a way to restore the commerce clause to something like its original scope.

The National Archives and Records Administration is investigating the incident.

Presidents must receive congressional approval before waging war or using the military to launch any equivalent operation except in limited emergency situations

This final part looks at the Constitution’s words “natural born Citizen” and the claim that U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants are “birthright citizens.”

This Part IV examines a particularly thorny problem: To what extent may the federal government interfere when states exercise their defensive war powers?

As part of our research into state war powers, my co-author, Andrew T. Hyman, and I examined the scope of “defensive war” as the Founders understood it.

This part II explains federal and state responsibility in the face of invasion and introduces the topic of transnational criminal gangs.

This series summarizes state powers over immigration and military force—and particularly the power to respond to illegal border crossings.

The crucial question: Does the “disqualification” language in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment apply to a candidate seeking the presidency?

In the spirit of debate, here’s my response to Rob Natelson’s recent op-ed advocating for the calling of a convention to propose amendments to the Constitution.

Congress is gridlocked with the spigot of federal spending seemingly locked permanently into the wide-open position. What can be done?

The Constitution says that only a “natural born citizen” may be president. Political partisans usually define “natural born” to suit themselves.

To understand what kind of constitutional amendment we need, we first must understand how the original Constitution handled elections.

If we are not to lose our freedom entirely, we shall have to find a way to restore the commerce clause to something like its original scope.

The National Archives and Records Administration is investigating the incident.

Presidents must receive congressional approval before waging war or using the military to launch any equivalent operation except in limited emergency situations

This final part looks at the Constitution’s words “natural born Citizen” and the claim that U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants are “birthright citizens.”

This Part IV examines a particularly thorny problem: To what extent may the federal government interfere when states exercise their defensive war powers?

As part of our research into state war powers, my co-author, Andrew T. Hyman, and I examined the scope of “defensive war” as the Founders understood it.

This part II explains federal and state responsibility in the face of invasion and introduces the topic of transnational criminal gangs.

This series summarizes state powers over immigration and military force—and particularly the power to respond to illegal border crossings.

The crucial question: Does the “disqualification” language in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment apply to a candidate seeking the presidency?

In the spirit of debate, here’s my response to Rob Natelson’s recent op-ed advocating for the calling of a convention to propose amendments to the Constitution.

Congress is gridlocked with the spigot of federal spending seemingly locked permanently into the wide-open position. What can be done?

The Constitution says that only a “natural born citizen” may be president. Political partisans usually define “natural born” to suit themselves.