Judgment / June 14, 2026
The Phantom Qualification
Every four years, the political class asks the same question. It comes from debate moderators, from columnists, and from well-meaning voters who just want a...
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The Treaty Power Time Bomb
Let's start with a fact that should trouble every believer in limited government: the treaty power has become the most under-appreciated threat to American...
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The Cabinet You Never Questioned
The most powerful political body in the United States that you have never once questioned has no basis in the United States Constitution. I am talking about...
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The Cage They Built
There is a fashionable argument on both sides of the aisle today. The presidency has become too powerful. Progressives wring their hands over unilateral...
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The Unwritten Rules
Let me state the principle plainly from the start. The Constitution sets precisely three qualifications for the President of the United States, and every...