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How “Originalism” Became the Prevailing View at the U.S. Supreme Court

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Introducing the Third Edition of “The Heritage Guide to the Constitution”

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A Fordham University Law Professor Gets a Failing Grade Hans A. von Spakovsky

Aug 9, 2018 3 min read

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Progressive "Federalism" Makes a Mockery of the Founders’ Vision John W. York, Ph.D.

Apr 16, 2018 6 min read

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Federalism and Freedom: Orestes Brownson’s Case for the Federal Constitution Robert E. Moffit, PhD

Feb 25, 2015 37 min read

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The Second Amendment and the Inalienable Right to Self-Defense Nelson Lund, Ph.D.

Apr 17, 2014 10 min read

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Confronting Washington's Administrative State: A Renewed Role for the States Robert E. Moffit, PhD

Mar 14, 2013 22 min read

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A Federal Republic: Lincoln’s First Inaugural and the Nature of the Union Herman Belz

Apr 19, 2012 About an hour read

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Expansion of National Power at Expense of Individual Liberty

May 10, 2011 5 min read

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Overcriminalization and the Constitution

Apr 13, 2011 11 min read

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