Last week, I posted “Why Leftists Want to Eliminate or Pack the U.S. Supreme Court”, based upon a speech given by law professor/author/commentator Jonathan Turley a few weeks back. In this sequel post, I have continued to cite portions of the article adaptation, presenting Turley’s discussion of the function of the U.S. Supreme Court and […]
I have been getting behind in my Imprimis reading lately, but then the other day I read “Why We Shouldn’t Cancel the Supreme Court” — based on a speech by Jonathan Turley and adapted for the Sept. 2026 issue of Imprimis — and decided to make a pair of blogposts from it. I first heard […]
Are you familiar with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya? Bhattacharya was a professor of medicine at Stanford University, where he received both an MD and a PhD in economics. He has held positions at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Standford […]
“Alito and Thomas argue that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 clearly shows that ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof’ meant to exclude individuals “subject to any foreign power.” — Tyler O’Neil, Daily Signal As you are likely aware, the Supreme Court of the United States recently voted on the matter of “birthright citizenship” in Trump […]
“Many today claim that the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 (PCA) prohibits the use of the military in domestic affairs. But they completely misunderstand that law.” — Mackubin Thomas Owens, author and expert on national security affairs This past week I read a very good article by Mackubin Thomas Owens in Hillsdale’s Imprimis newsletter. I […]
Larry Arnn, author and president of Hillsdale College, delivered remarks at a reception at the college last November. The speech — or, at least, the adaptation printed in Imprimis — was titled “Today’s Firestorm and the Declaration”. The titular “firestorm” can be seen as resulting from contrary winds, the first being President Donald Trump and […]
Definition of “The Russian Collusion Hoax”: “The widespread and ultimately unfounded narrative that Donald Trump and his 2016 presidential campaign conspired with Russia to influence the outcome of the election…. The claims originated from a dossier compiled by ex-British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, which was indirectly funded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National […]
“So often in the age of presentism, we in our narcissism and arrogance confuse our technical and material successes with automatic moral progress.” — Victor Davis Hanson I know, I know. I just had a post not long ago in which I quoted the author/commentator Victor Davis Hanson, a respected classicist and military historian. Normally, […]
“Until we know all the basic facts about that day, Americans will have no reason to be confident that justice has been served.” — John Daniel Davidson, Senior Editor at The Federalist The events that occurred on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021, and the question of who is to blame is a divisive and […]
“If we thoughtfully and tenaciously combine populist energy with conservative principles, it is a fight we can win.” — Kevin D. Roberts Kevin D. Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation and former CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, gave a talk at Hillsdale College last October. As usual, the folks at Hillsdale have adapted […]