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

How Not to Run the World

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Constitutionalism
Mar 23, 2025
Burnham’s Counterrevolution

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Constitutionalism
Mar 28, 2025
Why Legal Education Needs Abraham Lincoln

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Constitutionalism
Mar 26, 2025
Impeachment: Is Judge Boasberg Guilty of a “High . . . Misdemeanor?”

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Constitutionalism
Mar 25, 2025
Ending D.E.I. Is Only Half the Battle

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Constitutionalism
Mar 24, 2025
Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act

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Constitutionalism
Mar 21, 2025
State-Led Lawfare Eclipses Freedom-Preserving Federalism

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Constitutionalism
Mar 21, 2025
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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
Commentary
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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
Videos
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John Yoo: Dems Displaying ‘Institutional Weakness’ by Using Federal Judge to Unfreeze Funds Cut by Musk, DOGE

John Yoo: Dems Displaying ‘Institutional Weakness’ by Using Federal Judge to Unfreeze Funds Cut by Musk, DOGE

Constitutionalism
Feb 10, 2025
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John Yoo: Trump Is Trying to Restore the Original Powers of the Presidency

John Yoo: Trump Is Trying to Restore the Original Powers of the Presidency

Constitutionalism
Feb 7, 2025
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What's Next for Birthright Citizenship?

What's Next for Birthright Citizenship?

Constitutionalism
Feb 4, 2025
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Richard A. Epstein: The Case Against Birthright Citizenship

Richard A. Epstein: The Case Against Birthright Citizenship

Constitutionalism
Jan 29, 2025
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Discussing Birthright Citizenship with Professor Richard Epstein

Discussing Birthright Citizenship with Professor Richard Epstein

Constitutionalism
Jan 25, 2025
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