Manifesto of Old Men and Simple Preachers
Over time a man, if he is perceptive, comes to certain conclusions. The most startling is that the greatest truths were spoken to him throughout his life by ordinary men, simple preachers, old men sitting…
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America’s Great Cultural and Political Divide
America is more divided culturally and politically than at any time since the 1850’s. Real and authentic dialogue does not occur and violence and the threat of violence increase daily. We are on a precarious…
The Annotated Secessionist Papers, Second Edition
The Annotated Secessionist Papers, Second Edition is now available on Amazon in paperback and for Kindle. Description: A collection of essays, articles and papers, in the tradition of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers, that discuss secession…
Dismantling the Unitary Electoral System? Uncooperative Federalism in State and Local Elections
Dismantling the Unitary Electoral System? Uncooperative Federalism in State and Local Elections Michael T. Morley, Barry University School of Law, March 5, 2016, 110 Northwestern University Law Review Online ___ (2016 Forthcoming) Abstract: Most Americans assume that we…
The Classical Limits to Police Power: Adam Smith and the Economic Foundations of the Slaughterhouse Dissents
The Classical Limits to Police Power: Adam Smith and the Economic Foundations of the Slaughterhouse Dissents Nicola Giocoli, University of Pisa. March 5, 2016, http://ssrn.com/abstract=2742517 Abstract: The paper examines the influence of classical economics on an important episode…
The Revival of States’ Rights: A Progress Report and a Proposal
The Revival of States’ Rights: A Progress Report and a Proposal Lynn A. Baker, University of Texas School of Law, 22 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 95 (1998) Abstract: This is an edited version of…
Publius’s Political Science
Publius’s Political Science John A. Ferejohn, Roderick M. Hills, Jr., New York University School of Law, February 1, 2016, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-03 Abstract: “Publius,” the collective author of The Federalist, was…
Repairing the Irreparable: Revisiting the Federalism Decisions of the Burger Court
Repairing the Irreparable: Revisiting the Federalism Decisions of the Burger Court David Scott Louk, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Students , April 20, 2015, Yale Law Journal, Vol. 125, p. 682, 2016 Abstract: The text of…
Globalization and the Growth of Executive Power: An Old Story
Globalization and the Growth of Executive Power: An Old Story Alasdair S. Roberts, University of Missouri at Columbia – Truman School of Public Affairs, February 19, 2016, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 2016, Forthcoming Abstract: Prepared for the…
How the Constitution Became Christian
How the Constitution Became Christian Jared A. Goldstein, Roger Williams University School of Law, February 27, 2016, Roger Williams Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 167 Abstract: Although the Constitution is conventionally portrayed as the embodiment of what it means…