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Why James Madison Wanted Greater Limits on States' Rights

The “father of the Constitution” worried about federal and state overreach.

Reason

SCOTUS Said You Can't Lose Gun Rights for Smoking Pot. But You Could Still Lose a Government License To Work.

An old drug conviction could still stop you from waxing eyebrows, cutting hair, or giving massages.

Reason

After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

The parades, reenactments and fireworks are over. And in the aftermath of Americans’ celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it is important to recognize that the declaration was only the first step in making a unified country.

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For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the United States has ramped up military, economic and political interventions in Latin America.

The Conversation

From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission released its report on June 26, 2026, on the state of religious freedom in the United States, declaring it to be under attack.

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America's 250th birthday has Elon Musk and a record IPO. Its 15th had Alexander Hamilton — and a stock market bubble

Dek: In 1791, a polarizing immigrant visionary sparked America's first stock bubble on the nation's 15th birthday. Is history rhyming, 235 years later?

Fortune

1776 All-Stars: Patrick Henry Knew To Fear American Kings

Henry's warning about presidential powers is especially prescient today.

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SCOTUS papers over the Second Amendment

The Court's conservative majority turns to “history and traditions” to ignore the obvious — again

Salon

The Gun That Won the Revolution

The American Long Rifle was accurate at long distances, unlike British smoothbores.

Reason

America's Founders Blended Liberalism and Religion

If the fusionist account of history is correct, the anti-fusionists are engaged in a far more radical project than most of them are willing to admit.

Reason

Second Amendment Roundup: Gun Ban for Pot Users Unconstitutional

Supreme Court decides 9-0 that marijuana use per se fails to support firearm prohibition.

Reason

Disillusioned Revolutionaries: Many Founders Died in Despair About the American Experiment

America's Founders helped create a world they were not yet ready to live in.

Reason

1776 All-Stars: Why Thomas Jefferson Is the Most Fascinating Founder

The author of the Declaration of Independence may have written "the greatest sentence ever."

Reason

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, The Federalist remains an indispensable guide to understanding the constitutional system and the nation’s enduring independence

More people are talking about the Declaration of Independence now than they likely have for decades, largely because of the festivities, exhibits, historical commemorations and other public events associated with the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence.

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America turns 250 with a dangerous new problem: We no longer agree on what's real

From Paul Revere to deepfakes, shared reality has always been the hidden infrastructure of American democracy and markets. AI is dismantling it faster than institutions can respond.

Reason

President Trump Doesn't Need Congressional Approval for His Actions as to Iran

Congress can only stop Trump’s actions in Iran by passing a concurrent resolution of both Houses over Trump’s veto, or by declining to fund the war in next year’s budget.

The Conversation

What Jefferson and Madison would have thought about ‘rededicating’ the US to God

Thousands of Americans prayed on the National Mall on May 17, 2026, during “Rededicate 250”: a day-long rally to “come together in prayer and worship ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday,” as organizers described it. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, one of many Republican politicians and conservative Christian leaders to…

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Drawing lines: A look at the methods, precedents, and history of redistricting

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A democracy or a republic? History shows that some Americans are asking the wrong question

As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a democracy or a republic?

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March Madness: Five Bold Predictions for Women’s NCAA Tournament Round of 64

Here are some surprise developments to look out for on Friday and Saturday.

Texas Observer

A Wall That’s Worth Defending

Some evangelical Christians are hammering away at the very church-state separation that allowed them, and other believers, to first flourish in America.

The Conversation

What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, debates about religious freedom continue to occupy the center of American public life.

Reason

My New Dispatch Article on "Why Donald Trump's Iran War is Unconstitutional"

The article explains why the war requires congressional authorization,and why this requirement is important.

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Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority

Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, not the president. But most modern presidents and their legal counsel have asserted that Article 2 of the Constitution allows the president to use the military in certain situations without prior congressional approval – and have acted…

Reason

The Iran War Is Unconstitutional

The president has no lawful authority to launch a war absent a congressional declaration of war.

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