Judgment / September 19, 2026
The Rule of Law Is Not a Slogan—It’s a Test
Every politician in Washington says he believes in the rule of law. It is the safest applause line in American politics, right up there with standing for...
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JudgmentSeptember 19, 20261 min read
The Veto Is the Constitution’s Most Libertarian Power—and Congress Made It Meaningless
Every power the federal government exercises is, at bottom, a power to do something. It can spend, regulate, tax, prohibit, subsidize, and command. But...
JudgmentSeptember 19, 20261 min read
The Veto Override Is the Constitution’s Quiet Supermajority—and Liberty Depends on It
Most people treat a veto override as a scoreboard event: the president lost, or Congress couldn't get its way. That is the wrong frame entirely. The veto...
JudgmentSeptember 18, 20261 min read
Civil Disobedience Isn’t Civil If You Refuse the Consequences
John Adams gave us one of the most important sentences ever written about free government: "A government of laws, and not of men." That line is not a bumper...
JudgmentSeptember 18, 20261 min read
Congress Has an Oversight Problem — It Delegates Too Much
Next time you watch a congressional hearing, ask one question before you care about the theatrics: Why is Congress holding this hearing instead of passing a...
JudgmentSeptember 18, 20261 min read
Democratic Socialism vs. Social Democracy: The Real Difference Is Ownership
Most people think the difference between democratic socialism and social democracy is a matter of temperature. One is radical, the other is reasonable. That...
JudgmentSeptember 18, 20261 min read
Voter Apathy Is a Signal, Not a Sickness
Every election season, the same sermon returns. Low turnout is a civic emergency. We need more registration drives, more early voting, more mail ballots...
JudgmentSeptember 17, 20261 min read
Abolish Voter Registration: The Permission Slip for a Right
Every election cycle we fight the same battles. Early voting windows, voter ID laws, same-day registration, automatic registration, roll purges, provisional...
JudgmentSeptember 17, 20261 min read
America’s Forgotten Minority: Why Individual Rights Are the Real Minority Rights
The most endangered minority in this country is not the one you see on the diversity chart. It is not the group with a federal office, a corporate training...
JudgmentSeptember 17, 20261 min read
The Ballot Initiative Is the Administrative State’s Populist Twin
If you want to understand how American self-government has been quietly hollowed out while being loudly promised, study the relationship between two...