Can Congress Ban TikTok?
When James Madison set about to draft the Bill of Rights — the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution — he was articulating what lawyers and philosophers and judges call “negative rights.” A positive right grants a privilege, like a driver’s...
There Is No Right to a “Freedom from Fear”
Charlatans and statists (but I repeat myself) are very fond of calling things they support “rights.” Single-payer healthcare is a “right.” Speedy internet is a “right.” Public education is a “right.” However, in libertarian and classical liberal theory, natural rights...
Patriot Act at 22: We can only be Truly Safe when We’re Free
22 years ago – on Oct 26, 2001 – the Patriot Act was signed into law. As John Whitehead wrote, “we’re still grappling with the blowback that arises from allowing one’s freedoms to be eviscerated in exchange for the phantom promise of security.” It’s hard...