Foreign Law is Not Law
One of the ironies of our time is that economists have been discovering the importance of law, as such — as distinguished from the specific merits of particular laws — while judges seem increasingly to be losing sight of the rule of law. “I can...Organized Theft: Sustainable Development, Smart Growth and Kelo
The United States was built on the very premise of the protection of private property rights. How can a government possibly be allowed to take anyone’s home for private gain?
Supreme Quotas?
My reaction to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s retirement was almost as positive as my reaction in 1981 was negative when the Reagan administration announced that they were going to appoint a woman to the Supreme Court. It wouldn’t matter if all nine...Another Nail in the Coffin for Property Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled that it’s perfectly legitimate for a local government to seize private property, pay a below-market price and hand it over to another private citizen or company that claims it can do more with the property — i.e.,...“Mainstream” Judges
Recent shocking Supreme Court decisions may at least wake up those people who have been saying glibly that the Senate has been spending too much time fighting over judicial nominees, instead of getting back to the “real” issues. What is more real than the...Government Confiscates Property
Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 ruling in Kelo v. New London helps explain the socialist attack on President Bush’s nominees to the federal bench. First, let’s look at the case. The city government of New London, Conn., has run upon hard times,...The Faith-Based Attack on Rational Government
America was established for a secular purpose: the protection of individual rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Constitution neither mentions God (except to forbid religious tests for public office) nor imbues government with any religious purposes.
Senators Were Right To Reject Limits on Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The sixty Senators who voted to reject a measure calling for mandatory limits on carbon dioxide emissions did the right thing. Such mandatory limits would impose huge costs on energy producers and consumers. Despite environmentalists’ propaganda, there is plenty...
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