Vaccines will end the coronavirus pandemic, and all of the restrictions we endured should end with it. I wrote about it at The Federalist.
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Blame the Law, Not the court
StandardDemocrats and originalists were on the same side in the recent Pa. S.Ct. decision. As I wrote today in The Federalist, flaws in the law are the legislature’s fault in this case.
Pence has the power
StandardDon’t believe the latest wish-casting from the legal academy: Vice Presidents can cast tie-breaking votes on judicial nominations. Read my article about it at The Federalist.
Philadelphia Turns Back to the Bad Old Days
StandardMy latest column at Broad + Liberty is about the homeless encampment on the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, and how it represents a return to the city’s unsafe, lawless past.
McGirt and the Rule of Law
StandardTextualism is correct not because it is conservative or liberal, but because it is true. I wrote about McGirt v. Oklahoma and the rule of law, today at The Federalist.
Let Them Ride
StandardRestoring circuit duties to the Supreme Court would naturally decrease tenure on the bench without weakening the judiciary’s independence or adding more justices in a partisan war. My latest at The Federalist.
Unsuccessful Succession
StandardNo matter how many people Congress impeaches, Nancy Pelosi will never be President. My latest at The Federalist.
General Warrants, Big Government’s Best Friend
StandardCreeping government control is nothing new, but the Justice Department’s disregard for the Second and Fourth Amendments shows old protections against abuses of power will wear thin without public vigilance. My latest at The Federalist.
Work and the American Dream
StandardPresident Trump’s proposed “public charge” regulations don’t reflect a change in our immigration system, but a change in how we think about the welfare state. My latest at The Federalist.
Chaos Theory
StandardThis week in the Washington Examiner, I reviewed Myron Magnet’s new book on the life and jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas.