Constitutionalism

We investigate what it means to be a constitutional people who remain tethered to the rule of law.

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The Firestorm Over Congressional Redistricting

In the end, the Court will enter the political thicket through a side door that never should have been left open in the first place.

Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
May 8, 2026

Revisiting 'Zadvydas v. Davis' 25 Years Later

Deportable aliens have no constitutional right to avoid detention.

Hans von Spakovsky
Constitutionalism
May 7, 2026

Colorado’s Secularist Hostility Strikes Again

The Supreme Court needs to give lower federal courts a more workable test for determining when facially neutral conditions constitute religious exclusion.

Tal Fortgang
Constitutionalism
May 5, 2026

On the Liberating and Living Truths of the Declaration of Independence

Clarence Thomas has done more to repudiate D.E.I. and restore America’s founding principles than any other American in the 21st century.

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026

The Courage of Justice Thomas

Courage was the theme of Justice Clarence Thomas’s recent, profound speech at the University of Texas.

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026

“Silent Clarence” Meets “Silent Cal”

The deepest parallel between Coolidge’s speech and Thomas’s is the exact point that agitates today’s Progressives: our inalienable rights and human equality are God’s gift, rather than government’s.

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026

Justice Thomas’s Bulwark of Liberty

Woodrow Wilson’s disdain for natural rights and separation of powers is a stain on our history.

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026
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Justice Thomas’s House Divided Speech

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026

Justice Thomas Teaches About the Declaration and Its Opponents

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026

The Courage of the Americans

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026

What Clarence Thomas Told Us in Texas

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026

The Declaration’s Truths Heal a Multitude of Errors

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026

Three Generations of Living Constitutionalists Is Enough

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026
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