Originalist Case Against McCulloch v. Maryland: How Implied Powers Shattered the Constitutional Republic
By Douglas V. Gibbs The 1819 Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland came up in a conversation, recently, with...
Thomas Massie, Rand Paul, Libertarianism, Conservatism & MAGA
By Douglas V. Gibbs I recently received a thoughtful message from a reader in Kentucky who expressed concerns about what...
President Trump, an Activist Judiciary, and the Rule of Law
By Douglas V. Gibbs The central constitutional debate surrounding the Trump presidency hinges on a fundamental misunderstanding of what constitutes...
Louisiana v. Callais, Gerrymandering and Modern Election Tampering
By Douglas V. Gibbs In 1812 the term “Gerrymander” originated when Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry approved a redistricting plan to...
Constitution: Relic, or Guardrail of Liberty?
By Douglas V. Gibbs Contrary to the fashionable claim that the Constitution is somehow outdated, irrelevant, or too “rigid” for...
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Unconstitutional WHO Decision
By Douglas V. Gibbs The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), a specialized...
President Trump May Invoke the Insurrection Act
By Douglas V. Gibbs President Trump is weighing the use of the Insurrection Act in response to escalating violence against...
2026 Midterm Picture
By Douglas V. Gibbs As the Supreme Court’s upcoming redistricting decision may reshape the electoral map if the justices rule...
History Rhymes: Democratic Party Going the Way of Hamilton’s Federalist Party
By Douglas V. Gibbs Let me know if this sounds familiar. The Federalist Party lost in a landslide...
Same Old Judicial Schemes
By Douglas V. Gibbs Political Parties in America were a new occurrence during the 1790s. Alexander Hamilton believed the Constitution...