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Judgment / July 3, 2026
Every so often, a good conservative gets swept up in the romance of "the people speaking." A ballot initiative passes-maybe a tax cap, a school choice...
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Let me say something that will annoy people on both sides of the aisle: the 10th Amendment is the most misunderstood, most abused, and most neglected...
Every schoolchild learns the basic architecture of American government. Three branches. Separate powers. Checks and balances. Congress writes the laws. The...
Every four years, like clockwork, the same ritual plays out. A third-party candidate shows some life in the polls. The media panics. The major parties...
The United Kingdom is a constitutional contradiction walking. It has devolved parliaments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, yet no written...
Let me ask you a question that cuts straight to the bone of American self-government: Why did the Founders build a federal republic instead of a unitary...
Every four years, the same ritual plays out. A progressive pundit appears on cable news, face twisted with indignation, and declares that the Electoral...
Every four years, the same tired ritual unfolds. The pundits descend on a handful of counties in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Georgia...
Most Americans believe the United States was founded as a democracy, and that we inherited that idea from ancient Athens. This is one of the most dangerous...
There is a piece of political science that gets taught in every introductory course, invariably followed by a sigh of regret: Duverger's Law. The idea...