Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death 10 years ago this month reordered the Supreme Court, presidential politics and, as seen at the court today, invigorated the status of the man himself.

How did we get here? In a Democracy, the root of government is the people, or it should be. How did we achieve a state where ...

From his service as California governor to 8 years as president, Ronald Reagan demonstrated uncommon humility and character ...

It seems deeply hypocritical that in a country where both political parties have long bragged regularly about “our democracy, ...

If Congress will recognize the longstanding problem of the presidential pardon power and act on its responsibility – always a big "if" – the country will owe a debt of gratitude to Hunter Biden and ...

Listen to “Know Your Role” on Spreaker. My writing often reflects my influences — Jefferson, Adams, Madison, and the occasional turn from the Federalist Papers among others. History, and those who ...

Founding Father James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers that the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary, in the same hand, defines tyranny. Thus, the founding fathers cr ...

The Founders worried that the U.S. could be undermined by a powerful standing army. Civilians needed to be in control.

The state is in a standoff with the federal government over who has the power to investigate the killing of protesters. It’s ...

Critics of DEI launch a broadside against curriculum at Kansas public colleges and universities by pressing for passage of a ...

By granting the president immunity from prosecution for official acts, the Supreme Court emboldened President Trump to act ...

This is a moment that calls for great courage. Federal trial and appellate judges must leave behind the safe harbor of timidity and lengthy footnotes and instead act boldly when the executive ...