General Welfare, James Madison, and the 1817 Bonus Bill Veto
By Douglas V. Gibbs On March 3, 1817, John C. Calhoun and a handful of other Republican congressmen climbed the...
The West’s Emotional Suicide (Short Summary Version)
Douglas V. Gibbs There is a town in England called Rotherham. Fourteen hundred girls. Sixteen years. Eleven to fifteen years...
The West’s Emotional Suicide (Full Mr. Constitution Radio Segment)
Douglas V. Gibbs There is a town in England called Rotherham. It’s a working town. Ordinary. The kind of place…......
Bend, Oregon Shooting Reveals The Good Man Was Already There
By Douglas V. Gibbs With the news of a recent shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, those who...
Judicial Review: The Power That Ratified Itself
By Douglas V. Gibbs Judicial Review is a doctrine the Constitution never named, that arrived by statute, and that has...
Fake News and the First Amendment
By Douglas V. Gibbs The battle between presidents and the “Fake News” outlets is nothing new. President Trump criticized the...
Understanding Thomas Jefferson Through the Lens of Context
By Douglas V. Gibbs The complexities of Thomas Jefferson have long fascinated historians and constitutional scholars alike. For decades, we’ve...
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...
How Hamilton’s Heist Led to Debt and Massive Unconstitutional Spending
By Douglas V. Gibbs In 2007, working with fellow constitutional originalists, I calculated that approximately 85% of the federal budget...
The Rising Sun: A Tale of Constitution Day
By Douglas V. Gibbs The air in the Pennsylvania State House on September 17, 1787, was thick with the weight...