We are now struggling to emerge from the wreckage of a constitutional republic, transformed into a kleptocracy (government by thieves), collapsing into kakistocracy (government by the worst), and ...

One of the most troubling aspects of modern leftism is its moral justification for violence. Leftist activists and politicians routinely excuse and even encourage destruction and intimidation as ...

With a little over a year to the big celebration of our 250th anniversary of American independence (see America250-Ohio.org for more info!), I asked you to think with me about the specific wording and ...

During a recent confirmation hearing for the U.S. Senate, Tim Kaine, a Democratic senator from Virginia, actively contested the view that our rights come from God. "The statement that our rights do ...

Bishop Robert Barron recently wrote an op-ed attacking me for a point I made during a Senate hearing about the origin of legal rights. The hearing featured testimony from a witness who claimed that ...

Our Declaration of Independence sets forth our inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and our Constitution/Bill of Rights sets forth the legal framework to ensure and ...

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the ...

Human rights are rooted in the ancient ideas of civility, equality and justice. The term is used frequently, but less often reflected upon. The philosophical belief that certain rights are inherent ...

Pupils run past anti-riot police officers after they were caught up in Azimio la Umoja protests in Mathare North on March 30, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Opposition demonstrations that rocked ...

The primary obligation of any government, the Declaration of Independence tells us in its famous second paragraph, is the “safety and happiness” of its citizens. The necessity of securing safety is ...

The North Dakota Supreme Court will soon consider how broadly the state’s Constitution protects individual liberties. The court should live up to North Dakota’s history as a state with some of the ...