The Presidents before George Washington
by Douglas V. Gibbs Presidents of the United States in Congress Assembled The Presidents of Congress preceded the Presidents of...
What is the President of the United States?
By Douglas V. Gibbs After the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, Elizabeth Powel asked Benjamin Franklin, “Doctor, what have you...
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...
The Vesting Clauses of the United States Constitution
By Douglas V. Gibbs The concept of a Separation of Powers stands as a powerful safeguard against tyranny, meticulously woven...
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...
Court-Packing, Historical Ignorance & Constitutional Illiteracy
By Douglas V. Gibbs The proposal to expand the Supreme Court has resurfaced in American political discourse, with former Vice...
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...
Gutfeld Panel Fails to Understand Constitutional Republic
By Douglas V. Gibbs The FOX News “Gutfeld” show featured a video of attorney and Trump critic George Conway emotionally...
The Regressive Progressives are not Liberal
By Douglas V. Gibbs America’s free market system combined with liberty provides anyone the freedom to rise above the noise....
Dems Promise To Destroy ICE
By Douglas V. Gibbs In a discussion at the Center for American Progress, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was asked...