The Establishment Clause
In a letter to John Adams, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “I have given up newspapers in exchange for Tacitus and Thucydides, for Newton and Euclid; and I find myself much the happier.”...
Constitution
TSA Searches Expand as Opposition Mounts
As travelers and state governments across America fight back against invasive screening by the Transportation Security Administration at airports, the TSA is actually expanding its operations covering busses, trains, ships, ferries,...
Supreme Court: Individuals May Challenge Laws on 10th Amendment Grounds
The U.S. Supreme Court may have just opened the floodgates to individuals wishing to challenge various federal laws on the grounds that they violate the 10th Amendment. In a unanimous decision,...
“Live Free or Die”: N.H. Ranked Freest State in Union
A research study conducted by the free market libertarian organization The Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, recently released its annual Freedom in the 50 States Index. For...
CIA Agent: Bush Admin. Used CIA “To Get” Michigan Professor
Former CIA supervisor Glenn L. Carle has accused senior Bush administration officials of trolling secret CIA files for negative information about one of its public critics, University of Michigan Professor Juan...
Kucinich, Colleagues Sue Obama Over Libya War
Give Dennis Kucinich credit for tenacity. Having been thwarted by the House of Representatives’ leadership in his attempt to get the House to pass a resolution demanding an end to President...
Speaker Cautions President on Libyan Combat
The Constitution was intended to impose checks and balances, separation of powers, and other limits on the power of government, particularly the federal government. Any reading of that foundational document that...
The Federal Government’s War Against Raw Milk
The federal government, in using its illegitimate and unconstitutional authority to regulate various industries — such as food, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and other commodities — has raised the ire of producers and...
FBI Agents Get More Freedom; Americans Get Less
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is issuing a new edition of its manual, the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, the New York Times reports. The 2011 edition, the paper says, gives...
Polls Show 1 in 5 Americans Support Right to Secession
Earlier in the month a headline on the Rasmussen Report website reported that “21% say states have right to secede.” That figure was derived from the results of a survey of...
The “Secret” Patriot Act: Far More Dangerous Than the Public One
Does purchasing nail polish remover or hydrogen peroxide at the local pharmacy put you on a federal terrorist watch list? Apparently, the answer to that question is "yes" under a broad-based...
UN Small Arms Treaty Targets Second Amendment Rights
The United Nations seemingly has it out for Americans’ Second Amendment-guaranteed rights as it continues to promote its “Small Arms Treaty.” The pact has already riled many gun owners as well...
Texas Judge: No Prayer or Religious Words at Medina Valley Graduation
Graduation season this year has witnessed a number of spiritual battles as prayer and religious symbols at commencement ceremonies have been under attack by the Left. The latest effort against school...
Mich. Christian Pastor Defeats Sharia Anti-Free Speech Injunction
A Christian pastor who ministers to Muslims has ended the latest attempt of officials to outlaw free speech in "Dearbornistan," as Dearborn, Michigan, has been labeled because of its high Muslim...
Lawsuit: NYPD Searching Taxi Passengers Without Probable Cause
Freedom of movement, enshrined in Western law as far back as the Magna Carta, continues to suffer at the hands of government in the United States. All airline passengers are subjected...