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Justice Ginsburg Reminds Us What is at Stake in November Mon Feb 13

Chris W. Cox

This November’s election isn’t about the direction of our country over the next four years – it’s about the very survival of our Constitution, our values, and our freedoms as we know them. If freedom-loving Americans needed any more evidence for this, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently provided it. ... more
President Obama and Justice Ginsburg on America's "Rather Old Constitution" Sun Feb 12

Paul Kengor

I've gotten some very interesting emails regarding President Obama's mandate commanding Roman Catholics (and many evangelical Protestants) to violate their consciences by providing mandatory contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing pharmaceuticals. The emailers noted that Obama’s action will force Catholics to challenge the president in court, particularly given that bishops are saying they will not comply with the law. ... more
Congress Needs The "Constitutional Authority Statement" Sun Jan 29

Horace Cooper

Last year, after its historic victory, the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives took a commendable step toward curbing congressional enthusiasm for enacting laws that reach beyond those powers prescribed in the Constitution. ... more
Legalizing Drugs Is Constitutional Mon Jan 23

Katie Kieffer

I believe that states have the constitutional right to legalize drugs. For, the Constitution is silent on the federal government’s ability to regulate or ban substances that adults choose to digest at their own peril—or medical relief. ... more
Amend the Constitution? Not Happening Sun Jan 22

Steve Chapman

The Republican presidential candidates love the Constitution, but if they have their way, you'll barely recognize it. Like a plastic surgeon meeting with a prospective patient, they see all sorts of ways it could be vastly improved. ... more
President of the Protesters? Sun Nov 6

Austin Hill

What happens to a U.S. President when he aligns himself with civil unrest? Barack Obama’s pledge to the occupy protesters that he is “on their side” is – to use the President’s word of choice to describe himself – “unprecedented.” Where this association takes him and his fellow Democrats will be very interesting to watch. ... more
AP Exclusive: Giffords vows return to Congress Fri Nov 4

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Life-at-fertilization initiative has hope in Miss. Mon Oct 17

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Conn. death row appeals not going anywhere soon Sun Oct 2

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Judge tosses 1 of 2 suits over Cherokee freedmen Sat Oct 1

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Obama administration appeals Alabama immigration law Fri Sep 30

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Killing of American in Yemen raises new legal questions Fri Sep 30

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U.S. hails killing of Qaeda figures in drone strike Fri Sep 30

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Appeals court tosses gays in military lawsuit Thu Sep 29

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Judge lets key parts of Alabama immigration law stand Wed Sep 28

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Judge upholds key parts of Alabama immigration law Wed Sep 28

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Judge allows key parts of Alabama immigration law to stand Wed Sep 28

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The States and Their Powers Tue Sep 20

Bill Murchison

The fashion, one of them anyway, since Gov. Rick Perry entered the presidential lists is to bash him as a drooling neo-Confederate, pining for the good ol' days of states' rights. Yessuh, them Yankees tellin' us what to do all the time, why it's just unconstitutional, and we needs to see-seed! ... more
Waving the Constitution Thu Sep 15

Jackie Gingrich Cushman

We are used to flag-waving in this country, but we have moved to Constitution-waving as well. Small reprints often inhabit the jacket pockets of men and pocketbooks of women. My desk holds a 3.5-inch by 5-inch copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. ... more
Do You Know What the Constitution Really Says? Wed Sep 14

Rebecca Hagelin

Culture Challenge of the Week: Constitutional Ignorance ... more
A Sadly Secularized 9/11 Sun Sep 11

Austin Hill

Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York may think himself high-minded and practical. But he has acquiesced to some of the most unfortunate and destructive forces in our country. ... more
What Can Happen in Fewer Than 925 Days Thu Sep 1

Katie Pavlich
Good News From Iowa Mon Aug 15

Frank Gaffney

Straw polls are notoriously overrated. This observation applies especially to the over-hyped one held most recently in Ames, Iowa over the weekend. ... more
Politics As It Should Be Sun Aug 7

Salena Zito

The recent debt debate was not politics at its worst or most dysfunctional. It worked exactly as American politics was designed to work. ... more
How Bad Could A Mormon President Be? Sun Aug 7

Austin Hill

I understand the theological tensions between Mormonism and other faith traditions, and my choice to be friends with and supportive of Mormons is by no means an uninformed choice. ... more
Tea Party Terrorists Thu Aug 4

Cal Thomas

"We call them patriots. And those patriots just might force the vice president and his boss out of a job next November. That is their right. They have it in their power." ... more