The Supremacy Clause and the Bill of Rights
Many Americans believe the Bill of Rights apply to state and local governments. Most who hold this position rely on the 14th Amendment and the “incorporation doctrine” to support their position. But some proponents of using federal power to restrict state...
First Amendment Decision Unrelated to the First Amendment
by Robert G. Natelson Commentators and journalists sometimes describe the current U.S. Supreme Court as “conservative.”ย But that’s not true if your definition of a conservative justice is a traditional or “originalist” ย jurist that is,...
The Statist and the Straw Man: Answering Attacks on Tenthers
by Josh Eboch Most articles that seek toรย demonize the Tenth Amendment movement are so rife with logical and intellectual fallacies that even responding to them is a waste of time. However, in the case of Dan Casey, blogger for the Roanoke Times, an exception must be...