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The Iran War Allows Congress to Make Itself Relevant Again

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Congress has made itself irrelevant by submitting to presidential power. The Iran War gives Congress the ability to refuse to spend on undeclared wars.

SCOTUS Strikes Down Tariffs, Judgment Fund, Citizens Will Pay

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Trump tariffs ruled illegal; taxpayers pay twice—higher prices in stores, then again through Judgment Fund payouts for mismanagement.
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Federalism Isn’t a Relic — It’s America’s Political Shock Absorber

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The resistance movement in Minneapolis is a glimpse of future conflict over the expansion of federal power, federalism, and the essential role of states.

The Federal Courts Have Become Another Political Branch

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Politics has increasingly contaminated institutions once expected to stand apart from partisan struggle—including the judiciary.

The Constitution Does Not Confer Power—It Limits It

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It's unsettling how our leaders claim they set the limits of their power. It’s the opposite, the Constitution does not confer power, it limits it.

What Lurks in Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket? A Star Chamber

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The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket quietly picks winners leaving the nation without explanation—reminiscent of the medieval Star Chamber.

My Five Favorite Government Reform Posts for 2025

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Five articles on government reform from the legislative impacts of Executive Orders to the Congress’s failure to assume responsibility for declaring war.

 DOGE RIP: Full of Sound and Fury but Accomplishing Nothing

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DOGE’s disbanding is irrelevant; its wrecking-ball reform approach failed. It should have learned from Clinton’s Reinventing Government and worked with Congress.
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