Constitutionalism

We investigate what it means to be a constitutional people who remain tethered to the rule of law.

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Burnham’s Counterrevolution

Richard Reinsch reviews David T. Byrne's new biography of James Burnham.

Richard M. Reinsch II

Constitutionalism

Mar 28, 2025

How Not to Run the World

John Yoo examines Straussian approaches to foreign policy.

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Mar 23, 2025

Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act

A symbolic show of resolve on illegal immigration could hamper Trump’s effort to revive the Monroe Doctrine.

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty

Constitutionalism

Mar 21, 2025

Trump’s Worthy Effort to Rein In ‘Independent’ Agencies

The Trump administration is making a bold and principled attempt to restore these wayward bodies to the control of the executive branch.

John Yoo & Robert Delahunty

Constitutionalism

Mar 3, 2025

Rational Nondelegation

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Feb 27, 2025

Challenging the Claremont View of Birthright Citizenship

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Feb 20, 2025

Trump And Vance Aren’t Defying The Constitution, They’re Following It

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty

Constitutionalism

Feb 12, 2025

Charles Kesler’s Struggle for the Founders’ Constitution

Richard M. Reinsch II

Constitutionalism

Feb 10, 2025

Trump Has Launched a Necessary Fight Over the President’s Spending Discretion

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Feb 7, 2025

Causes Tending to Undermine a Democratic Republic

Richard Epstein

Constitutionalism

Jan 22, 2025

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Rational Nondelegation

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Feb 27, 2025

What is an Establishment of Religion? And What Does Disestablishment Require?

Vincent Phillip Muñoz

Constitutionalism

Dec 16, 2024

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Burnham’s Counterrevolution

Richard M. Reinsch II

Constitutionalism

Mar 28, 2025

How Not to Run the World

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Mar 23, 2025

Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty

Constitutionalism

Mar 21, 2025

Trump’s Worthy Effort to Rein In ‘Independent’ Agencies

John Yoo & Robert Delahunty

Constitutionalism

Mar 3, 2025

Challenging the Claremont View of Birthright Citizenship

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Feb 20, 2025

Trump And Vance Aren’t Defying The Constitution, They’re Following It

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty

Constitutionalism

Feb 12, 2025

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Keeping the Republic: A Constitution Day Lecture with Marc Landy

Constitutionalism

Sep 17, 2024

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Constitutionalism

Congress Can Shore Up Anti-Terror Laws

An Unlawful Crusade

How Not to Run the World

Burnham’s Counterrevolution

Why Legal Education Needs Abraham Lincoln

Impeachment: Is Judge Boasberg Guilty of a “High . . . Misdemeanor?”

Ending D.E.I. Is Only Half the Battle

Burnham’s Counterrevolution

How Not to Run the World

Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act

Trump’s Worthy Effort to Rein In ‘Independent’ Agencies

Rational Nondelegation

Challenging the Claremont View of Birthright Citizenship

Trump And Vance Aren’t Defying The Constitution, They’re Following It

Charles Kesler’s Struggle for the Founders’ Constitution

Trump Has Launched a Necessary Fight Over the President’s Spending Discretion

Causes Tending to Undermine a Democratic Republic

Rational Nondelegation

What is an Establishment of Religion? And What Does Disestablishment Require?

Burnham’s Counterrevolution

How Not to Run the World

Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act

Trump’s Worthy Effort to Rein In ‘Independent’ Agencies

Challenging the Claremont View of Birthright Citizenship

Trump And Vance Aren’t Defying The Constitution, They’re Following It

Keeping the Republic: A Constitution Day Lecture with Marc Landy

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