Religious Liberty and the American Founding
byBOOK REVIEW: Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meaning of the First Amendment Religion Clauses by Vincent Phillip Muñoz (Chicago:…
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John Adams and the Rule of Law
byIn the Spring of 1776, as the American Revolution was underway the movement of the Colonies towards independence was just starting to gain steam….
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An Absent Clause: The Exclusion of Madison’s 16th Amendment
byA separation of powers is a defining structural feature of the federal government established by the United States Constitution, yet an explicit statement of…
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The Constitutional Authority of the Continental Congress
byOn July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress declared America’s Independence from the British Empire. Approximately five years later, on March 1, 1781, Congress…
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The Colonists’ American Revolution: Preserving English Liberty, 1607–1783
byThe Colonists’ American Revolution: Preserving English Liberty, 1607-1783, by Guy Chet (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2020) To my way of thinking, when we try…
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George Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights
byGeorge Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights by William Hyland, Jr. (Regnery, 2019) Most people have never heard of George…
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10 Things Pauline Maier Taught Us About Ratification and the Bill of Rights
byIn writing Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788, Pauline Maier hoped to create, in her words, a “Constitutional thriller.” She invited readers to…