Is Education a Constitutional Right?
An article in the September issue of The New Yorker makes the case that education is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution. It’s not. Public schools in Detroit are failing to educate students. Just like they are failing to do so in many large cities...
Ten Bad Reasons To Eliminate Federal Funding for the NEA
What does a twenty-year-old article tell us about conservatives? Plenty. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) “is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse...
Shouldn’t the United States Return to Its Constitution?
The Constitution (article VI, clause 3) requires that senators and representatives “be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution.” Do they? U.S. law requires that members of Congress be sworn in before they can take their seats. Senators and...