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Letter from President Donald J. Trump to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Madam Speaker:
I write to express my strongest and most powerful protest against the...
Definition of a Slave – Samuel Adams
FOUNDERS CORNER: SPEECHES, PAMPHLETS, LETTERS, QUOTES
Sam Adams, July 16, 1788
For your use I subjoin the following creed of every good American :—I believe that...
The Supreme Court Finally Takes Up a Second Amendment Case
ILYA SHAPIRO and MATTHEW LAROSIERE, CATO INSTITUTE
New York City has a law banning the transportation of licensed handguns out of the city, which isn’t...
House Passes Political-Omnibus Bill H.R. 1
WALTER OLSON, CATO INSTITUTE
H.R. 1, the political regulation omnibus bill, contains “provisions that unconstitutionally infringe the freedoms of speech and association,” and which “will...
A Double Win in the Dusky Gopher Frog Case
ROGER PILON, CATO INSTITUTE
By a vote of 8-0 (Justice Kavanaugh did not participate), the Supreme Court today gave a rational reading of both the...
Cicero—True Law
DAILY DABBLE IN THE CLASSICS WITH STEVE FARRELL
We live in a time where revolutionary forces are attempting to convince mankind that there are no...
Do You Have a Constitutional Right to Follow the President on Twitter?
JOHN SAMPLES, CATO INSTITUTE
Several Twitter users blocked by President Trump have threatened to file suit, alleging that his Twitter account constitutes a public forum,...
Bastiat: Defining Law, Its Source, Its Legitimate Role and Limits
LIBERTY LETTERS WITH STEVE FARRELL
French Philosopher Frédéric Bastiat loved to get to the root of things.
In his 1852 classic "The Law" he teaches:
It is...
“The Law” Begins with God
by Steve Farrell
Sometimes secularism sounds legitimate.
One of the more thoughtful arguments used by proponents of a secular state, or of a state that mandates...
Law Defined—Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
THEY WERE BELIEVERS, NOAH WEBSTER
1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language
LAW, noun
1. A rule, particularly an established or permanent rule, prescribed by...
Law Defined—Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary
THEY WERE BELIEVERS, NOAH WEBSTER
1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language
LAW, noun
1. A rule, particularly an established or permanent rule, prescribed by...
Bastiat: God, ‘The Law’, and the Rights of Man
LIBERTY LETTERS WITH STEVE FARRELL
Sometimes secularism sounds legitimate.
One of the more thoughtful arguments used by proponents of a secular state, or of a state...
Bastiat: God, 'The Law', and the Rights of Man
LIBERTY LETTERS WITH STEVE FARRELL
Sometimes secularism sounds legitimate.
One of the more thoughtful arguments used by proponents of a secular state, or of a state...
Morality and the Law: A Partnership
BY STEVE FARRELL
“I suppose persons who mouth the slogan think they are saying something profound. In fact, if that is an argument at...
Has the President Exceeded His Authority on Immigration?
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION AND VALUES
In the State of the Union address, President Obama declared: “We can’t put the security of families...
The Mistake of Unilateral Divorce
BY PHYLISS SCHLAFLY
Many Americans fondly remember Ronald Reagan as one of our greatest presidents, and rightly so, but in my new book, Who Killed...
Conflict Between the Circuits on Gay Marriage
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION AND VALUES
A month ago, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a collection of cases which raised the...
Abuse of Dominance by Patentees: A Pro-Innovation Perspective
ALDEN ABBOTT, HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Antitrust issues (referred to interchangeably here as competition issues) are an increasingly important consideration for intellectual property (IP) owners. Such issues...
The Body of Liberties—1641
Background of the American Revolution
In December, 1641, the Puritans pass the first code of law in New England.
This session continued three weeks, and established...
Cicero: One Law for All
DAILY DABBLE IN THE CLASSICS, CICERO
In the last years of the Roman Republic, Marcus Tullius Cicero, penned his dialogue De Legibus (On the Laws)....