James Madison

Remember the “Schoolhouse Rock!” videos? There’s one with a cartoon figure of a bill sitting on the steps of Capitol Hill explaining how our federal legislative process works: the committee debates, the votes in the House of Representatives…

One of the few things Americans agree about in 2024 is that our political system is struggling. A Pew Survey last year found that positive views of many governmental and political institutions are at historic lows and that an increasing…

Imagine if you were provided $50 million to build a tank, but you were able to do the job properly for only $32 million. In the normal world, you would be applauded for getting the job done under budget. You might even get a promotion. In…

President Joe Biden is wrong on just about everything consequential. It’s actually quite remarkable. Biden doesn’t seem to be able to land on the correct position on any important topic even by sheer happenstance. That’s my view. It’s also…

The following is adapted from the book Lessons in Liberty: Thirty Rules for Living from Ten Extraordinary Americans. Happy 273rd birthday to James Madison, the most egregiously underappreciated, sadly uncelebrated, and unfairly unsung…

“American democracy is cracking,” warns Washington Post Chief Correspondent Dan Balz in a recent column that presents some ideas to repair it. His suggestions include, among other things, proportional representation, diminishing the power…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) emerged like a mutant monster from the politically radioactive rubble of the 2008 financial crisis. Conceived by then-academic Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and created by the Dodd-Frank Act,…

WASHINGTON—In a finding that sheds light on the particular concerns and interests of the Founding Fathers, historians at the National Archives revealed this week that the original draft of the U.S. Constitution included 593 mentions of…

MSNBC host and race-baiter Rev. Al Sharpton is a little confused about why the Founding Fathers are famous and what Americans celebrate every year on July 4. “One day, our children’s children will read American history, and can you…

There is little evidence that the founders advocated for a free-for-all, open-door immigration policy. From the very beginning, even in the absence of immigration law, the founders knew America had to set boundaries. Their top…