Like an individual mixed up about his convictions, a nation perplexed about its principles is prone to self-inflicted wounds. Both are likely to wander aimlessly and choose friends poorly while ...

The bedrock of American law — the Constitution — is a multifaceted ordeal. The First Amendment, for example, offers blanket protections of speech with few exceptions.

Legalities aside, every freedom-loving American should be appalled by the images of masked federal agents grabbing people at ...

This essay for our symposium is by Richard A. Epstein, the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at New York University, Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Senior ...

The 7 basic principles of the US Constitution define how the American government operates and interacts with its citizens. The Constitution for the United States is a remarkably concise yet enduring ...

War abroad to preserve democracy at home cannot by itself succeed if America’s governmental institutions, including the Supreme Court, fail to defend fundamental constitutional principles. Fully ...

Samuel Walker is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is the author of In Defense of American Liberties: A History of the ACLU The American Civil Liberties ...

Common assumptions about constitutions insist that the longer such documents stay in place, the more successful they are. But the longevity of America’s 1789 document is thoroughly testing this notion ...

Sal Khan and Jeffrey Rosen are the respective heads of the educational organizations Khan Academy and the National Constitution Center America’s civic education crisis is not new, but it is becoming ...

Major Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) exemplify government monopoly in various sectors: These Maharatna and Navratna companies have been granted enhanced autonomy while maintaining government ...