

New Nation: The Bougainville Question
In the Pacific Ocean, the island of Bougainville, currently part of Papua New Guinea (PNG), is poised to become the newest nation in the...

David Leshchiner
Nov 24, 20199 min read


It's more than just Ukraine: Trump's constitutional crimes
While the political sphere today is obsessed with Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president and the subsequent fallout, this...

Katharine Sciackitano
Oct 22, 20199 min read


Ukraine's No Laughing Matter
As I write this article, the war over the Donbass region of Ukraine has lasted exactly four years. While most of the world has moved on,...

Dennis Marinovsky
Apr 9, 20193 min read


Economists, Not Politicians, Should Lead on Immigration Reform
Politicians have debated and promised the reduction of illegal immigration and stronger border policies for decades. Today, the...

Lana Green
Feb 23, 20195 min read


Part II: Constitutional Failure Since 9/11
I. Introduction Since September 11, 2001, presidents and their administrations have adopted theories of broad emergency presidential...
Chris Fenn
Feb 6, 20199 min read


Part I: Emergency Presidential Power and Defining Constitutional Failure
I. Introduction Scholarly literature on emergency presidential power is divergent and divided into three schools of thought: (1) broad...
Chris Fenn
Dec 18, 20188 min read


What the Federalist Papers can Tell us about Lobbying Today
According to a poll conducted by Monmouth University Polling Institute, only 26 percent of Americans supported the new tax bill in...

Lana Green
Sep 29, 20185 min read


The Faux Politics of Corporate Spending
Campaign finance is something we hear about every day. If Congress votes against legislation that clearly enjoys support from the...

Mark Lu
Mar 3, 20187 min read