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We investigate what it means to be a constitutional people who remain tethered to the rule of law.

The Myth of Milliken

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Constitutionalism
Dec 3, 2025
United States v. Lopez at 30: The Court’s Federalism Revolution Didn’t Happen

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Constitutionalism
Dec 1, 2025
Supreme Court Term Preview: Presidential Power in Two Dimensions

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Constitutionalism
Nov 18, 2025
Judge Oldham's Olson Lecture: Yet Another FedSoc Debate or an Existential Challenge?

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Constitutionalism
Nov 12, 2025
Ban the Filibuster — But Only for Continuing Budget Resolutions

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Constitutionalism
Nov 12, 2025
Will the Unitary Executive Swallow the Independent Judiciary?

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Constitutionalism
Nov 10, 2025
How Climate Litigation Imposes Back Door Carbon Taxes

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Constitutionalism
Nov 6, 2025
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What’s Wrong with a Military Campaign Against the Drug Trade

Trump’s boat strikes against the cartels risk crossing the line between law enforcement and war.

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Sep 24, 2025

Amicus Brief: Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey in Support of Petitioners

Former AGs Barr and Mukasey Cite Civitas in a SCOTUS Brief

Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Sep 22, 2025

The Long History of Presidential Discretion

The Framers did not expect Congress to preauthorize every use of force or to manage military campaigns.

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Sep 19, 2025

Rational Judicial Review: Constitutions as Power-sharing Agreements, Secession, and the Problem of Dred Scott

Judicial review and originalism serve as valuable commitment mechanisms to enforce future compliance with a political bargain.

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Sep 15, 2025

Amicus Brief: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish

Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Sep 11, 2025

Why Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Tariffs Won’t Fly

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Sep 2, 2025

Democracy in Britain: The Lords’ Work

David L. Leal
Constitutionalism
Aug 6, 2025

Epstein & Yoo: Amicus Brief in Supreme Court of Maryland

Richard Epstein, John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Jul 24, 2025

The American Revolutions of 1776

Vincent Philip Muñoz
Constitutionalism
Jun 23, 2025

The Progressive Presidency Envelops American Politics

Richard M. Reinsch II
Constitutionalism
May 27, 2025
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Amicus Brief: Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey in Support of Petitioners

Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Sep 22, 2025

Rational Judicial Review: Constitutions as Power-sharing Agreements, Secession, and the Problem of Dred Scott

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Sep 15, 2025

Amicus Brief: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish

Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Sep 11, 2025

Epstein & Yoo: Amicus Brief in Supreme Court of Maryland

Richard Epstein, John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Jul 24, 2025

Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means

Andrew Koppelman, Michael McConnell, Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Constitutionalism
Apr 28, 2025

Rational Nondelegation

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Feb 27, 2025
Commentary
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Trump, Lincoln and a ‘Habeas Corpus Threat’

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
May 18, 2025

The Originalist Case for Birthright Citizenship

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
May 9, 2025

Burnham’s Counterrevolution

Richard M. Reinsch II
Constitutionalism
Mar 28, 2025

How Not to Run the World

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Mar 23, 2025

Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
Mar 21, 2025

Trump’s Worthy Effort to Rein In ‘Independent’ Agencies

John Yoo & Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
Mar 3, 2025
Videos
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Epstein: Executive Power & Authoritarianism

Epstein: Executive Power & Authoritarianism

Constitutionalism
Sep 17, 2025
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Epstein: Tim Kaine’s Misunderstanding of Natural Rights

Epstein: Tim Kaine’s Misunderstanding of Natural Rights

Constitutionalism
Sep 15, 2025
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Why Postliberalism Is Gaining Ground: Phillip Muñoz on America’s Founding Values

Why Postliberalism Is Gaining Ground: Phillip Muñoz on America’s Founding Values

Constitutionalism
Aug 7, 2025
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Richard Epstein: The Constitution, Parental Rights, and More

Richard Epstein: The Constitution, Parental Rights, and More

Constitutionalism
Jul 7, 2025
17:54
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Yuval Levin on How the Constitution Unified our Nation – and Could Again

Yuval Levin on How the Constitution Unified our Nation – and Could Again

Constitutionalism
Mar 27, 2025
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The Libertarian

The inimitable Richard Epstein offers his unique perspective on national developments in public policy and the law.

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Law Talk

Welcome to Law Talk with Richard Epstein and John Yoo. Our show is hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke.

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