Does Barack Obama really want to make Americans subject to foreign law and courts? That is the question Senators should ask when they vote on his nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, former dean of the Yale Law School, to be the top lawyer at the State … [Read more...] about Harold Koh Is Too Dangerous for America
Don’t Fall for Cap and Tax
Barack Obama promised that he won't raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 a year. He neglected to mention that this tax exemption will go only to those who don't use electricity, gasoline, heating oil, or natural gas. The truth of … [Read more...] about Don’t Fall for Cap and Tax
David Souter’s Departure
On his 100th day in office, President Barack Obama started campaigning for reelection in 2012. He went to a small town in Missouri, a red state he didn't carry last year, and boasted that "we've begun the work of remaking … [Read more...] about David Souter’s Departure
Beware of Attacks on the Constitution — May 2009
Con Con Is a Terrible Idea Americans are fortunate to have a written Constitution that has withstood the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune for more than two centuries, and we certainly don't need a new constitution. There is nothing wrong … [Read more...] about Beware of Attacks on the Constitution — May 2009
Ginsburg’s Judicial Activism Goes International
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wasn't dozing off when she appeared recently at a symposium at Ohio State University's School of Law. Credited with writing several feminist precepts into U.S. constitutional law based on the spurious … [Read more...] about Ginsburg’s Judicial Activism Goes International
Yes, Marriage Can Be Saved From the Gay Lobby
Since the April defeats for traditional marriage in the Iowa Supreme Court, the Vermont legislature, and the Washington, D.C. city council, Americans in the other 48 states are quietly stress-testing their legal defenses against the spread of … [Read more...] about Yes, Marriage Can Be Saved From the Gay Lobby
Global Warming Is Running Out of Hot Air
The coldest winter in a decade in many places, with snow in unlikely cities such as New Orleans, has deflated some of the hot air in global warming. And a heavy snowfall that paralyzed Washington, DC upstaged a mass demonstration scheduled to promote … [Read more...] about Global Warming Is Running Out of Hot Air
The Court’s One-Two Punch
Dwight Eisenhower reportedly admitted that he made two big mistakes as President: his two appointments to the Supreme Court, Earl Warren and William Brennan. One day it might be said that George W. Bush got two things right as President: his two … [Read more...] about The Court’s One-Two Punch
Obama’s Stimulus
Under the subterfuge of helping the economy, Barack Obama's Stimulus legislates vast new spending programs to finance liberal policy goals that are unnecessary and undesirable. The flow of taxpayers' money will be so gargantuan as to make … [Read more...] about Obama’s Stimulus
Obama’s Picks Don’t Change the Culture in Washington
President Barack Obama has indeed made history. His selections for his Cabinet and other top government offices make a mockery of his much publicized campaign promises to give us "the most sweeping ethics reform in history" and to … [Read more...] about Obama’s Picks Don’t Change the Culture in Washington
