Essays
Judgment / August 28, 2026
I'll say this plainly and without hesitation. Richard Nixon abused his office, obstructed justice, and deserved to lose the presidency. No amount of...
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We tell ourselves that America abolished monarchy in 1776. We didn't. We cut off the head of hereditary monarchy, but we quietly rebuilt the body. The most...
April 13, 1830. A Democratic banquet in Washington. Andrew Jackson, already boiling over South Carolina's threats, rises and glares at John C. Calhoun. His...
Ask most law students what Marbury v. Madison established and you will hear two words: judicial review. Ask them what that means in practice, and too many...
Every four years, the same temptation returns. The two major parties disappoint, the base gets restless, and a certain kind of voter announces that the...
Most Americans have never heard of "mixed government." That is not a criticism-it sounds like a graduate seminar. But it is one of the hidden keys to the...
The most important voting right in America is not the one you probably think it is. It is not early voting, same-day registration, automatic voter roll...
Ask ten Americans what kind of government the United States has and you will likely hear one word: democracy. A few may add representative, as if the...
There is an idea circulating right now that sounds like the purest form of freedom. It is called liquid democracy, and its supporters pitch it as the...
Most people never hear about budget reconciliation until a bill is on the edge of passing. That is a shame, because it has become one of the most powerful...