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Craig S. Lerner is Professor of Law at the Antonin Scalia Law School.

The Reality and Rhetoric of Denying Asylum

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What is most distinctive about Orbán and Trump is not their policies with respect to asylum seekers but their accompanying rhetoric.

Our knowledge of the human brain is limited, but neuroscientist Suzanne O’Sullivan’s observation of her patients yields astute insights.

Yes, there is something new to be learned about Winston Churchill, and it's in the new 1,105-page biography by Andrew Roberts.

A discussion with Steven D. Smith

Steven Smith talks with Richard Reinsch about his provocative thesis that a modern form of paganism is becoming public orthodoxy.

Andrew Bacevich discusses his new book Twilight of the American Century

A discussion with John Marini

John Marini unmasks the century-long effort to undermine the Constitution's distribution of power.

A discussion with Nicole Mellow

Nicole Mellow on the beautiful losers in American politics who have redefined the country.

State Versus National Citizenship in Our New Federalism

We are fast abandoning the fundamental jurisprudence of our law that legislatures make general rules and courts apply them to specific circumstances.
by Thomas Ascik
Right Populism, Left Populism, and Constitutional Constraints

A good constitution thus can cabin the damage that popular movements may do, while still permitting them to shake up complacent elites.
by John O. McGinnis
Hell Is Truth Realized Too Late: Russia and the Legacy of World War I

Had the costs of war and revolution been understood, Russia might have avoided much of what it suffered over the 20th century.
by William Anthony Hay
Did New York City Really Lose Out in Amazon Deal?

Perhaps we should be with the socialists on this one: NYC did not lose much in net by Amazon’s pullout.
by James R. Rogers
A Corrupt Republic? Hamilton, Madison, and the Rise of Oligarchy

Jay Cost asks his readers to reconsider the ways that corruption all too easily flows from the federal government, in every era.
by Tony Williams