Bill of Rights
Constitution Day 2021: It’s Time to Make America Free Again
The Constitution of the United States represents the classic solution to one of humankind’s greatest political problems: that is, how does a small group of states combine into a strong union without the states losing their individual powers and surrendering their...
Expanding Federal Power in the Name of Liberty?
The Supreme Court has become the biggest battleground in American politics. Every SCOTUS nomination inevitably devolves into a tooth-and-nail partisan fight. Supreme Court politics worm their way into every presidential election. Ilya Shapiro serves as Cato Institute...
The Supreme Court Case that Protects Cops Using Dangerous Chokeholds
Even supporters of the police were shocked by the video of Officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on George Floyd’s neck as the restrained man struggled to breathe. Chauvin used one form of chokehold, and Floyd wasn’t the first person to be victimized by...
Does the Constitution Mean What It Says?
“No person … shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” — Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Abdulsalam al-Hela is a 53-year-old Yemeni cleric who has been incarcerated by the United States at the Guantanamo...