This Day in Early American History: Creation of the Office of the Attorney General
By Douglas V. Gibbs Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 1789, which established the lower courts of the federal judiciary...
Delaware’s “Ghost Gun” Ban Goes Down in Flames
By Douglas V. Gibbs The term “Ghost Gun” was a creation of the anti-gun left who would love to confiscate...
A Question of Interpretation
By Douglas V. Gibbs There is a fundamental debate in constitutional history that sits at the heart of originalist thought....
The Constitutional Antidote to Human Nature
By Douglas V. Gibbs In recent conversations with fellow conservatives, I’ve encountered a troubling sentiment: a growing willingness to abandon...
Hamilton and Jefferson
By Douglas V. Gibbs While not a participant as a delegate during the Constitutional Convention, Thomas Jefferson was highly influential...
Alexander Hamilton: Constitutional Liar
By Douglas V. Gibbs America today largely conforms to Alexander Hamilton’s vision of what the United States could be someday…......
J. D. Vance’s “Alexander Hamilton” Problem
By Douglas V. Gibbs Vice President J.D. Vance made a recent statement that “American economic policy on the right is...
Ideology of the Supreme Court
By Douglas V. Gibbs Once again, with a new slate of rulings, the United States Supreme Court has revealed to...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Reconsider Birthright Decision
By Douglas V. Gibbs President Trump, after the ludicrous defiance of the Constitution and Civil Rights Act of 1866 by...
Constitutional Analysis of Birthright Citizenship
By Douglas V. Gibbs (Summary of a chapter in my latest book: The Constitutional Presidency of Donald J. Trump) The...