In this episode of “The Opinions,” David French breaks down why parts of the original Constitution lend themselves to abuse — and which three amendments could stop another shutdown like this one. “But ...

Mr. Doug Van Essen penned a guest column opposing a charter for Ottawa County. The charter would simply be a county-level constitution the citizens could approve or reject. It would give the county ...

A state that has historically prided itself on local representation and deliberative process collides with rising polarization.

ON SEPTEMBER 8, the American Constitution Society announced the formation of its first official law journal, the Harvard Law & Policy Review. According to the letter, the new journal “will be a forum ...

Donald Trump is not a NATO ally. Perhaps his re-election is the only way the war in Ukraine can end. Trump is dangerous to those who are globalists, to those who are anti-federalists, and to those who ...

The paper analyzes Anti-Federalist and Federalist views of the office of the presidency during the ratification debate over the Constitution in 1787-1788. It explores in detailed fashion the critiques ...

We don’t mind saying that we enjoyed the debut of the New York Times’ latest columnist, Michelle Goldberg. It was nice to find on the Gray Lady’s editorial page a columnist reasoning out our national ...

In this episode of Constitutionally Speaking, Jay and Luke begin their discussion of ratification. The early contests saw big victories for the Federalists, in Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, ...

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the Attorney General of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...

TURKEY’S PRIME MINISTER Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to meet with President George Bush in Washington today. Among the topics that will be discussed are Iraq’s political future. While the aim of ...