James Buckley is a former U.S. senator from New York (1971-77), undersecretary of state for international security affairs (1981-82), and a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District ...

“Federalism” is not ― as the word might suggest ― a system in which the federal government dominates. Rather, it is a system in which the powers of government are divided between a national government ...

The Constitution's Supremacy Clause, which dictates that federal law is supreme, is at the heart of ongoing immigration disputes.

The national emergency and uncertainty created by COVID-19 has prompted a major national discussion of the roles of citizens, civil society, and federal, state, and local governments. The principles ...

There is an inequity in the enforcement of individual federal constitutional rights in the U.S. that should be rectified. If a person’s constitutional rights are violated by local or state government ...

Over the last century, federal power has concentrated steadily in the executive branch. Presidents now govern through executive orders, expansive regulatory frameworks, emergency declarations, and ...

What is your view on constitution review? We analogously have a huge “worn out cloth,” but we are patching it anew in 39 places. Is it useful to patch a cloth that is worn out in 39 places and expect ...

Sept. 17 marks 235 years since the creation of the United States Constitution, the “supreme law of the land.” Constitution Day provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on what has made the ...

In overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court has given Americans yet another jarring reminder that these United States are deeply divided. Though Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health was not decided on ...

A summer of riots, the storming of the U.S. Capitol, political kidnapping plots, social media censorship gone wild, unabashed bashing (some literal) of the Founding Fathers, cancel culture ascendant ...