Design and Intent: Some Musing about the Constitution
We often conflate intentionality with design. However, even designers may not fully understand how what they have created will work.
Ron Paul: American Foreign Policy Is The Primary Motivation For Terrorism
Ron Paul is again making the argument that American foreign policy has contributed to terrorism. He’s more right than wrong.
GOP 2012 Race A Replay Of 2008 Democratic Race?
Will 2012 be the Republican version of the 2008 race between President Obama and Hillary Clinton?
John Lewis’s Ridiculous Arguments Against Reasonable Voting Regulations
Ensuring the integrity of the voting process is a worthy goal, not evidence of discrimination.
Madison and States v. the Central Government
Madison went to Philadelphia wanting to increase the power of the central government over the states (quite a bit, in fact).
Ron Paul: The Feds Should Have No Role In Disaster Relief
As Hurricane Irene makes its way up the East Coast, Ron Paul says disaster relief isn’t a job for the Federal Government.
Is “Twitter Stalking” Free Speech?
A case pending in Maryland raises the question of when boorish online behavior crosses the line from protected speech to criminal act.
Florida’s ‘Drug Tests For Welfare Recipients’ Law Is, Most Likely, Unconstitutional
Florida’s new law requiring welfare recipients to pass drug tests seems to clearly violate the Fourth Amendment.
Tea Party Supporters Rallying Behind Rick Perry,
Rick Perry’s rise in the polls can be traced to factors that threaten both Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann
What’s Wrong With Political Reporting?
Political journalists aren’t like you and me. Well, you, anyway.
Madison, the Philadelphia Convention, and Presidentialism
The US came a lot closer to something resembling a parliamentary system than most people think.
Would America Be Better Off With A Parliamentary Government?
Is America’s political system to blame for our current problems?
Libya Exposes Transatlantic Contradictions
My first piece for CNN has been posted at Fareed Zakaria’s Global Public Square.
Well…It Could be Worse
Updates to the Gross Domestic Product numbers for quarter two aren’t good, but they could have been worse. Still, the risk of recession is considerable.
Is There Really Anything Ben Bernanke Can Do?
Ben Bernanke didn’t offer many clues in his speech today, but one wonders if he really has any tricks left up his sleeve.
If Sarah Palin Runs, She Will Lose
While Sarah Palin continues to tease her supporters about a possible Presidential run, the damage she could do to the GOP becomes even more apparent.
Eric Cantor: No Federal Relief For Earthquake Or Hurricane Damage Unless It’s Offset By Spending Cuts
With a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast, the House Majority Leader is engaged in an accounting exercise.
Jon Huntsman: Moderate Who’s Really Conservative?
That a popular two-term governor of Utah is being rejected by likely Republican primary voters as insufficiently conservative shows just how extreme American politics has gotten.
How Steve Jobs Succeeded By Failing
Before achieving astounding success, Steve Jobs had to experience disappointment and failure.
Majority Still Hold Bush Responsible For Poor Economy
He’s been out of office for more than two years, but George W. Bush is still being blamed for the state of the economy.
U.S. Troops In Afghanistan Until 2024?
The U.S may be on the verge of committing the next decade to the future of Afghanistan.
Libya Not Vindication for NATO, It’s a Wake-up Call
My latest for The National Interest is posted under the somewhat misleading headline “NATO Fails in Libya.”
Cheney Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in 2007
Dick Cheney’s long-awaited book’s out and he promises lots of bombshells that will have heads exploding in DC.
