For hundreds of years, thinkers have tried to answer this problem by attempting to understand the origin of laws and rights that would pre-​date not only the state, but also societies themselves. One ...

Neil Gorsuch, the Trump administration’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, is a proponent of natural law. What does that say about Gorsuch and about issues of high interest to faithful Catholics? It ...

Western democratic systems are increasingly plagued by a war of individual rights that leads to a tyranny of minorities over majorities. Two centuries after Alexis de Tocqueville predicted — in ...

Save Bayh–Dole’s $2 Trillion Impact on American Innovation Why 2026 Marks the Dawn of Nationwide School Choice Audio By Carbonatix Some critics of originalism fault it on natural-law grounds. Their ...

Steve’s cartoon in his latest installment proves my point: he desires to elevate a minor political theory over the view of the majority by judicial fiat. He valorizes Peckham – points for anyone who ...

Constitutional theorists on the right are engaged in a debate about the moral foundations of originalism, the theory that government officials, including judges, are bound by the original meaning of ...