Constitutionalism

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

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Two Hails For The Chief’s NDA

Instead of trying to futilely plug the dam to stop leaks, the Court should release a safety valve.

Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Feb 10, 2026

Men and Women: Equal but Beautifully Distinct

Powerful interests are being served, but they are not those of young women competing in adolescent sports, or the larger need of our society to know that its words, laws, and public speech conform to the reality that we did not summon into being.

Ryan Bangert
Constitutionalism
Feb 4, 2026

Forging a Political Constitution

Thomas Rives Bell urges that separation-of-powers conflicts between Congress and the Executive branch be regarded as political questions beyond federal court intervention.

Johnathan O'Neill
Constitutionalism
Feb 4, 2026

Trump's Jeffersonian Foreign Policy

The Constitution creates a presidency that can respond forcefully to prevent serious threats to our national security.

Constitutionalism
Feb 2, 2026

Twenty Years of Justice Alito

The nation is lucky to have Justice Alito. 

Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Jan 30, 2026

ICE and the Fourth Amendment

The agency needs judicial oversight, not so-called administrative warrants.

Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Jan 29, 2026

Looking For Solidarity in the Wrong Place

Only by drawing a caricature of American legal history can R. R. Reno assert that we need a figure like Woodrow Wilson to correct liberalism’s excesses.

Joseph Postell
Constitutionalism
Jan 27, 2026
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Why is the Federal Reserve Special — and Just How Special is It?

Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Jan 20, 2026

Kneecapping Powell, Undermining the Rule of Law

John G. Malcolm, Richard Stern
Constitutionalism
Jan 15, 2026

Limiting the Federal Government

Constitutionalism
Jan 14, 2026

The Chief Justice's Big Idea

Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Jan 6, 2026

Congress, the President, and the Drug Boats

Constitutionalism
Jan 2, 2026

Just Follow the Law

Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Dec 17, 2025
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Blocking AI’s Information Explosion Hurts Everyone

Preventing AI from performing its crucial role of providing information to the public will hinder the lives of those who need it.

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What Happened to the Anglosphere? The Tale of Two Enlightenments

Our politics and culture are caught in an epic struggle between the heirs of the Scottish and French Enlightenments.

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The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance

Expanding deposit insurance will only exacerbate financial risk and regulatory dependence, imposing costs on banks, their customers, and taxpayers. 

Daniel J. Smith
Economic Dynamism
Nov 7, 2025

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What Happened to the Anglosphere? The Tale of Two Enlightenments

Our politics and culture are caught in an epic struggle between the heirs of the Scottish and French Enlightenments.

Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Blocking AI’s Information Explosion Hurts Everyone

Preventing AI from performing its crucial role of providing information to the public will hinder the lives of those who need it.

Economic Dynamism
Feb 11, 2026
Kevin Warsh’s Challenge to Fed Groupthink

Kevin Warsh understands the Fed’s mandate, respects its independence, and is willing to question comfortable assumptions when the evidence demands it.

Jonathan Hartley
Economic Dynamism
Feb 10, 2026
Two Hails For The Chief’s NDA

Instead of trying to futilely plug the dam to stop leaks, the Court should release a safety valve.

Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Feb 10, 2026