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“Brazenly Partisan” Judges Scrutinize Trump’s Mind, But Refuse To Explain Themselves
Josh Blackman investigates how, when it comes to rooting out judicial misconduct, federal judges hide behind a veil of ignorance.
Obamacare Should No Longer be SCOTUScare
Whatever one makes of the Supreme Court’s “why bother” attitude to its prior statutory rulings, Republican leaders in Congress should accept the invitation to provide a legal fix to Obamacare.
What Did the Godfather of Conservatism Think about the Jewish People?
Gregory M. Collins examines the origins of conservatism’s engagement with the Jewish people in Edmund Burke's political philosophy.
The Significance of “Getting Cheaper” Efficiency
Potter seeks to answer the following question that microeconomists and academics alike reject: How do processes get more efficient?
Inflation Killed The Penny
The penny's loss demonstrates that America has tolerated half a century of inflation while excusing it as mere supply disruption.
America Needs Its Hidden Champions
From imaging systems to next-gen GPS, small and midsized manufacturers are quietly rebuilding America’s industrial and defense backbone.
The Truth about Chinese Manufacturing
China will remain a major player in global manufacturing, but size and strength are not synonymous.
The Miracle of Economic Growth
Frey's book reminds us that progress is not self-sustaining — it depends on political courage, institutional adaptation, and the constant defense of the sphere of liberty.
Hydrocarbons Aren’t Disappearing
Credit ratings agencies remain enamored with the energy-transition myth — risking yet another green bubble for investors.
America's Litigation Addiction Threatens Its AI Leadership
Litigation is anything but efficient and, if state lawmakers proposing new AI liability schemes have their way, will increasingly involve disputes based on vague laws and open-ended theories of harm.
What Did the Godfather of Conservatism Think about the Jewish People?
Gregory M. Collins examines the origins of conservatism’s engagement with the Jewish people in Edmund Burke's political philosophy.
Inflation Killed The Penny
The penny's loss demonstrates that America has tolerated half a century of inflation while excusing it as mere supply disruption.
Remembering Ed Banfield's “The Unheavenly City"
Banfield’s most valuable work describes phenomena we have all recently noticed: the easy transition from student to activist to revolutionary to criminal.
Will State Attorneys General Allow Their Cities to Make Energy Policy?
The effort to apply state law to redress climate injuries has been spearheaded not by state officials eager to protect their home turf, but by international non-profits, NGOs, and out-of-state private law firms frequently representing local governments.
Upending American Immigration
Trump’s sweeping deportation talk amid a recent tragedy is reckless hyperbole and risks doing lasting damage to America’s global standing.
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Chadha’s Mistakes and the Diminished Congress
The Chadha decision fueled the executive ascendancy that Chevron soon cemented, leaving Congress weakened in its wake.
The Myth of Milliken
Shep Melnick evaluates Michelle Adams' new scholarly attempt to return Milliken v. Bradley and the story of Detroit school busing to the court of public opinion.
United States v. Lopez at 30: The Court’s Federalism Revolution Didn’t Happen
Why did the Court's federalism revolution go out with a whimper?
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Supreme Court Term Preview: Presidential Power in Two Dimensions
Aaron Nielson offers a roadmap to the Supreme Court’s upcoming tests of presidential power, from interbranch conflicts to internal executive control.
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Judge Oldham's Olson Lecture: Yet Another FedSoc Debate or an Existential Challenge?
Judge Andrew S. Oldham’s Olson lecture reminds us that what worked for the Federalist Society in 1985 may not work in 2025 — and almost certainly won’t in 2065.
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The Significance of “Getting Cheaper” Efficiency
Potter seeks to answer the following question that microeconomists and academics alike reject: How do processes get more efficient?
Ken Burns' Egregious Omission
Ken Burns doesn’t smear the Founders, but he egregiously omits the courage and tireless work it took not only to declare independence, but to fight for it.
A National Day of Gratitude
Washington’s Proclamation expressed hope that God would “render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed…”
Freedom, Liberalism, and Civic Communion
Are we capable of living in civic communion as a republican people, a people who need nation, family, and religion to form and expand their capacities for moral reflection, responsibility, and conscience?
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