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Throughout American history, freedom has been defined, in large measure, by its limits

Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, was labor secretary under FDR

If the Yippies – a group of young activists known for political dissent – had their way, Americans would have elected a 145-pound pig named Pigasus as president in 1968.

An attack on the independence of the federal judiciary.

I appreciate the replies from Orin, Will, and Sam. We have very different conceptions on what role a scholar should play and what role a judge should play. My writings in this area are both retrospective and prospective. I look backwards to see what qualifications a judge had at the…

Can the candidate turn crowd-pleasing nostrums into a program that will do more good than harm?

Donald Trump’s working hours were shortest for any president since FDR. Joe Biden’s presidential office hours are third-shortest since 1933.

…A Hazy Shade of Winter… You know the drill. Headline first. Then a march through the methodology. If you want single-serving factoids, go to, well, pretty much anywhere else on the Internet. Donald Trump arrives in the office almost an hour later than any President since 1933. His average arrival…

David Beito discusses his new book The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance.

Even President Joe Biden’s admirers are worrying about polls showing a close 2024 election, with one party insider fearing a “five-alarm fire.”

Instead of indulging in politically risky sedition prosecutions of the black press, the government relied on indirect methods of behind-the-scenes manipulation and intimidation.