Independence Day, 2014
After a brief holiday last week, I returned to some heavy reading courtesy of the federal government. Some of the materials that…
After a brief holiday last week, I returned to some heavy reading courtesy of the federal government. Some of the materials that I read were gratifying, and one was terrifying.
In one week, the Supreme Court told the police that if they want to examine the contents of our cellphones, whether at traffic stops or serious crime scenes, they need to get a warrant. The court told small-business owners that they needn't pay for government-mandated insurance policies that provide for abortions for their employees, because the government is without authority to command them to do so. . .
After a brief holiday last week, I returned to some heavy reading courtesy of the federal government. Some of the materials that…
What if the federal government is shameless? What if it personifies the adage of do as I say and not as I…
I am not a fan of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner. He presided over the politically conceived, patently unconstitutional and…
Except for the definition and mechanism of proving treason, no area of the Constitution addressing the rights of all persons when the…
Initially, I was gratified to learn that Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was unafraid to take…
The government is caught up in another scandal in which federal agents have been accused of hacking into one another's computers. When…
What happens when the United States government participates meaningfully in toppling foreign governments in the name of spreading democracy? That behavior usually…
Last week, a little noticed clash took place on Capitol Hill involving the fundamental values underlying the First Amendment. The issue was…
Can the president legally bypass Congress and rule the government by decree? The answer to the question above is: No. But you…
When President Obama chose a Friday before a three-day holiday weekend to address a matter as profound as the NSA spying scandal,…