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D.C. Statehood Requires a Constitutional Amendment

Apr 6, 2021 4 min read

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The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: Legal, Practical, and Economic Considerations

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Setting Caps on Political Spending Strikes at the Heart of Free Speech John W. York, Ph.D.

Jan 9, 2019 4 min read

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No Reason to Bulldoze the Peace Cross Emilie Kao

Nov 14, 2018 2 min read

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Chief Who Was Fired for Marriage Views Wins Major First Amendment Victory Monica Burke

Oct 17, 2018 4 min read

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A Federal Court Just Limited Your First Amendment Right to Freely Associate

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Why We Couldn’t Create Our Constitution Today John W. York, Ph.D.

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Here’s How Kavanaugh Has Applied the Constitution in Our High-Tech Era Jason Snead

Sep 5, 2018 6 min read

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Some Conservatives Want to Repeal the 17th Amendment John W. York, Ph.D.

Aug 22, 2018 6 min read

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Our Police Deserve to Be Protected, but Congress Proposes Wrong Idea John-Michael Seibler

Aug 13, 2018 4 min read

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