Judgment / June 15, 2026
The Imperial Presidency
Everyone is obsessed with who sits in the Oval Office. Conservatives defend the office when their guy is there. Progressives worship it when theirs is. But...
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The Lost Department
A few days ago, I pulled out my copy of the Constitution and started reading it the way I imagine the Framers would have wanted it read - as a real, binding...
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The Treaty That Wasn't
There is an amendment to the Constitution you will not find in any textbook. It was never ratified by the states. No Congress passed it. No convention...
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The Impeachment Trap
There is a scene every American should remember, though most have already forgotten it. In Federalist No. 65, Alexander Hamilton described impeachment as a...
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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...
AttentionJune 13, 20261 min read
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...