Check out my book review of a biography of Chester A. Arthur in The Weekly Standard.
Drawing the Lines
StandardToday at National Review Online, I wrote about political gerrymandering and the flaws in the theory at issue in Gill v. Whitford.
The Other CCR
StandardAre our natural rights universal, or do some rights should stop at the state line? Today at The Federalist, I wrote about concealed carry reciprocity and how second amendment rights are treated differently from other rights.
Throw the bums out
StandardJohn Conyers is a perfect example of why Congress needs term limits. My latest at The Federalist.
Hutchinson, Clinton, and Moore
StandardAlso today at The Federalist, I discuss antinomianism in religion and politics, and what it means about partisan defenses of Roy Moore and Al Franken.
Unconditional Surrender
StandardToday at The Federalist, I review Ron Chernow‘s new Grant biography and explain why Grant is finally getting the appreciation he deserves.
Two Directors, One Office
StandardIn the CFPB fight, history repeats itself as farce. What it means, and what it says about the parties involved, in my latest at The Federalist.
Makers and Takers?
StandardWhich states pay more in taxes? I looked into the numbers today at The Federalist:
Fake Reform
StandardToday at The Federalist, I wrote about the fight over the adoption tax credit, and what it says about the Republican Party’s lack of commitment to true tax reform.
Room for one more?
StandardMy latest at The Federalist: why Major League Baseball should expand–to New York.