Bill of Rights on Townhall

Endangered: The Constitution Part 6 Sun Apr 28

Mark Baisley

America’s path to restoring freedom is to remember the laws of nature and of nature’s God. The Founding Fathers gave us the outline in the succinct and eloquent words of the Bill of Rights. They also gave us countless quotes of caution. ... more
The Pursuit of Happiness, the Pursuit of Virtue, and the Right of Conscience Thu Apr 11

Bradley Abramson

In the American Declaration of Independence, our Founding Fathers proclaimed that we are endowed by our Creator with the unalienable right to the pursuit of happiness. ... more
Endangered: The Constitution Mon Mar 25

Mark Baisley

This article is the first in a series on the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution. ... more
Our Dangerous Bill of Rights Mon Feb 25

Mark Baisley

Hamilton adds his deep wisdom by predicting that when mortals codify a divine right, they make it vulnerable to diminution by political hucksters. ... more
Gun Industry Begins to Fight Back Wed Feb 20

Bob Barr

Firearms manufacturers usually find themselves playing defense. Following virtually every highly publicized incident involving a multiple shooting, manufactures often are among the first round of scapegoats flogged by the mainstream media and gun-control politicians. ... more
Reducing Violent Crime in the US From the Inside Out (Part 3 of 4) Mon Feb 4

Chuck Norris

In the past two weeks, I've highlighted ways we can reduce violent crime in the U.S. But I've saved the best and most powerful solutions for last because they work from the inside out. ... more
Good Sense and Gun Control Wed Jan 23

Jonah Goldberg

In the early 1980s, transit officials in Washington couldn't figure out why traffic on the Beltway would grind to a near halt every day around the exact same time. The usual explanations didn't fit. ... more
Even An Atrocity Does Not Justify Destroying The Bill Of Rights Wed Dec 19

Ralph Benko

The murder of 20 innocent children and 7 adults in Newtown, Connecticut, horrifies all Americans. President Obama eloquently expressed our collective feelings of “overwhelming grief” and our response to “hug our children a little tighter, and we’ll tell them that we love them, and we’ll remind each other how deeply we love one another.” ... more
The Election ... The Election of 2014 Thu Nov 8

Emmett Tyrrell

Jimmy Carter is redeemed! The grinning dunce of yesteryear, who grew into the anile doddering figure of today, lecturing the civilized on all manner of statecraft, has been replaced by the saturnine gaunt prophet, Barack Obama. His sorry performance these past four years he lays to the administration of George W. Bush. The next four years will be a replay of the last four years, and an even graver crisis will confront us then with the domestic economy in a funk and foreign potentates all laughing at us. ... more
The Audacity of Obama’s Cynicism Tue May 1

Robert Knight

Barack Obama’s 2006 bestseller The Audacity of Hope gave us a number of clues as to how he would govern based on his worldview. We can’t say we weren’t warned. ... more
Jim McGovern's War on the Constitution Wed Apr 25

Jeff Jacoby

US REPRESENTATIVE JIM MCGOVERN, a Worcester Democrat, generated some unwanted controversy two years ago when he publicly declared: "The Constitution is wrong." ... more
Contraception Mandate Poses a Threat to All Our Liberties Wed Feb 22

Christina Villegas

This Presidents’ Day, President Obama offered Americans a reminder of the threat modern executive power poses to individual liberty. ... more
Ginsburg: Yeah, the U.S. Constitution Isn't All That Great Mon Feb 6

Katie Pavlich
The Destruction of American Exceptionalism Tue Jan 31

Donna Wiesner Keene

De Tocqueville’s observations of the infant America include exceptionalism of liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism and laissez faire. Shorten them into modern terms as the democratic acceptance of rule of law. ... more