August 11, 2026

Never mind wise: is war on Libya even constitutional?

We’ve been at war with Libya for about a week. The question here is not whether we should be at war with Libya, but rather, does the President have the right to take us to war with Libya absent a provocation against the United States? Giving the power to go to war to Congress, the […]

Misdiagnosis: Judicial Activism « James Madison Institute

In the wake of the latest in a series of cases on the Affordable Health Care for America Act–Obamacare to its detractors, the Holy Grail of legislation to its defenders–the pejorative of “judicial activism” has been leveled  at Judge Roger Vinson and his ruling striking down the law. While the White House avoids using the term judicial, […]