Government

December 20, 2018

Criminal justice reform: What is it and why does it matter?

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted 87-12 to pass the First Step Act. If enacted, the legislation would provide some reform of prisons and sentencing at the federal level. The most significant changes would be the implementation of incentives for prisoners to engage in “evidence-based recidivism reduction programs” and increased judicial discretion in sentencing. Continue Reading...

December 12, 2018

Rethinking the Iron Lady: lessons for today Brexit

Since the British population decided to strike a coup in the liberal political establishment voting for the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (Brexit), Westminster is in a political crisis. Continue Reading...

December 03, 2018

3 things to understand about President George H. W. Bush

There are few men who define an era, a school of thought or anything of the sort. There are even in smaller numbers those who, once dead, give us a feeling that along with them a whole era comes to an end. Continue Reading...

October 12, 2018

Jaime Balmes: constitutional politics at the service of conciliation

This article is written by Josep Mª Castellá Andreu and translated by Joshua Gregor. It was originally published by RedFloridaBlanca and is republished with permission. Nineteenth-century Spanish constitutionalism is usually interpreted as a pendulum swinging between liberal or progressive constitutions and moderate or conservative ones. Continue Reading...

September 25, 2018

The Catholic Church vs. China’s Communist Regime: A Struggle for Religious Liberty

Finding the balance between religious liberty and state authority is an age-old concept, but politicians and religious leaders today are ever wrestling with it. This is especially true for the current presence of the Catholic Church in the People’s Republic of China. Continue Reading...

September 17, 2018

A crash course on how to interpret the U.S. Constitution

Today is Constitution Day, a holiday celebrated in America every year on September 17, the anniversary of the day the framers signed the document. The U.S. Constitution is arguably one of the most important legal documents in the history of the world. Continue Reading...

September 07, 2018

Sen. Ben Sasse’s two-minute civics class

Earlier this week, during the confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse gave what David French calls a “short master class in civics and the role of the judiciary in the American constitutional republic.” Continue Reading...

August 16, 2018

Sen. Elizabeth Warren brings government muscle to corporate ‘accountability’

It was in Godfather III where Al Pacino as Michael Corleone said it first and said it best: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” Before we were able to put away our party hats after celebrating the Supreme Court’s Janus decision in June, Missouri rejected a right-to-work measure at the state’s primary ballot box last week. Continue Reading...

July 11, 2018

Will Brett Kavanaugh defend Religious Liberty?

A few days ago, President Donald Trump named the Honorable Brett Kavanaugh as his nomination for the replacement of Supreme Court Judge Anthony Kennedy. Over the course of his 12-year tenure on the D.C. Continue Reading...

July 11, 2018

Oportunismo socialista conforma gobierno en España

Últimamente me he dado a la tarea de escribir algunos artículos sobre el socialismo en Latinoamérica. Ahora es el momento de cruzar el mediterráneo y llegar a España, digamos que si de socialismo se trata La Madre Patria, como algunos la llaman, tiene mucha tela que cortar. Continue Reading...

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