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Punishing the Free Speech of Julian Assange Feb. 27, 2020
"Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech." — First Amendment to the U.S.... Read More
Panic About Peaceful Protest Reveals Gun Controllers' Bigotry: Erroneous Predictions of Violence at the Richmond Rally Conflated Civil Libertarians With Militant Racists Jan. 29, 2020
After a gun rights rally in Richmond came and went last week without the "violence, rioting, and ins... Read More
Virginia's Second Amendment Attack Dec. 25, 2019
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apologized for his medical school blackface stunt, but he will have ... Read More
Anatomy of a Drug War Crime: A Deadly Raid Based on a Bogus Tip and a Fraudulent Search Warrant Affidavit Highlights Loose Police Practices in Houston Nov. 27, 2019
Are you confident that police will not break down your door tonight? If so, it's probably because yo... Read More
Will the Supreme Court or Congress Ban Discrimination Against Gays? Oct. 20, 2019
For 55 years, federal law has banned employment discrimination on the basis of sex. If you're a woma... Read More
The Myth of Independence Day Jul. 04, 2019
The Declaration of Independence — released on July 4, 1776 — was Thomas Jefferson's mast... Read More
America Takes an Antifa Beating Jul. 03, 2019
I will not be in much of a celebratory mood this coming Independence Day. Our borders have collapsed... Read More
Are Abortion & Gay Rights American Values? Jun. 11, 2019
"My religion defines who I am. And I've been a practicing Catholic my whole life," said Vice Preside... Read More
The Right to a Defense May. 27, 2019
The American system of justice strives, in fits and starts, toward fairness. Several features help a... Read More
'Franchise for All' Reduces Crime Apr. 26, 2019
The Democratic primary race bumped into voting rights for incarcerated people again this week at a C... Read More
Pleading the Sixth Apr. 19, 2019
I laugh when gun rights advocates say we need the Second Amendment to protect the means of resisting... Read More
The Assange Indictment Is a Victory for Press Freedom Apr. 14, 2019
Julian Assange has a knack for making enemies. Conservatives denounced him in 2010 after he put onli... Read More
Frederick Douglass and Voting Rights Feb. 01, 2019
I have been reading — more accurately, listening to — David Blight's new biography, "Fre... Read More
Profitable Penalties Imperil Justice: Supreme Court Should Make It Clear That State Forfeitures Are Constrained by Excessive Fines Clause Nov. 28, 2018
Tyson Timbs, an Indiana man desperate for money to support his heroin habit, did exactly what the co... Read More
Letting Felons Vote Is Cause for Thanks Nov. 22, 2018
For anyone who cares about politics and government, it is easier to find reasons to complain than to... Read More
Respect Voters' Will on Florida's Amendment 4 Nov. 12, 2018
A solid majority of Florida voters sought to right a wrong by supporting constitutional Amendment 4 ... Read More
Quitting May Mean Surviving Nov. 08, 2018
As she walked out of his office, a stapler flew by her, missing her shoulder but smashing into the f... Read More
Kavanaugh's Soft Spot for Police Abuses Jul. 15, 2018
The history of liberty in America features an endless battle over the rights of individuals versus t... Read More
The Values Underlying Independence Day Jul. 05, 2018
The Declaration of Independence — which was signed on July 3, 1776, for public release on July... Read More
In Defense of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Mar. 01, 2018
The Ash Wednesday massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, seems to ha... Read More
