Was slavery a ‘necessary evil’? Here’s what John Stuart Mill would say.
Mill’s lesson: The winners in unjust systems always want the oppressed to assume their fate was inevitable.
Does Trump need Congress’s approval to go to war with Iran?
That depends on whether Congress wants to try to stop him.
Impeachment exists because the Founding Fathers made a mistake. Several, actually.
This explains why the House has turned to impeachment three times in less than 50 years
Too many Americans know too little about the Constitution. Here’s how you can fix that.
One easy way to get a laugh on late-night TV
Why on earth do we even have an electoral college anyway?
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] The allocation of electoral college votes,
Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau constitutional? The D.C. Circuit says no. Here’s why.
[caption id="attachment_48011" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was the
Here’s what Alexander Hamilton can teach senators about Supreme Court nominations
[caption id="attachment_1757" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Alexander Hamilton. (National Portrait Gallery in
No, Trump’s anti-Muslim proposals aren’t anti-American. They’re just the latest entries in a history of American religious and racial persecution.
Donald Trump’s recent declaration that he would ban Muslims from
Don't get rid of Hamilton! Give Jackson the boot instead.
[caption id="attachment_26306" align="aligncenter" width="982"] (FILES): This March 29, 2009 file
Don’t get rid of Hamilton! Give Jackson the boot instead.
[caption id="attachment_26306" align="aligncenter" width="982"] (FILES): This March 29, 2009 file
Second-term blues
[caption id="attachment_14398" align="alignleft" width="239"] Alexander Hamilton's arguments from 1788 against
Is Filibustering Constitutional?
One question about filibustering which comes up frequently is whether
The Death of Libertarianism? Part 3
In considering the (possible) death of American libertarianism, it’s important