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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Leftist Militant Victory Over RFRA
Hoover fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and how the outcry against RFRA forced Indiana Governor Mike Pence to sign a revision to the state's RFRA law.
The Real Teaching Moment In Brian Williams's "False Memory"
Memory experts have argued that NBC News anchor Brian Williams' dramatic fall from grace provides a wonderful "teaching moment" to alert the public about research findings on how flawed human memories are.
Why “Big Law” Won’t Defend The Constitutionality Of Bans On Gay Marriage
Not long ago, in the context of the controversy over Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, I complained that corporate America won’t stand up to the increasingly totalitarian tactics of the gay rights movement and its leftist supporters.
Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show (19:27)
Hoover fellow Richard Epstein uses case law to explain the historical development of antidiscrimination laws. Epstein discusses modern controversies involving religious liberty and proposes a classical liberal solution based on mutual tolerance.
A Group Of Doctors Just Asked Columbia To Reconsider Dr. Oz's Faculty Appointment
A group of doctors has had enough of Dr. Oz. On Wednesday, 10 physicians, surgeons, and professors from across the country signed a letter — addressed to Columbia's dean of medicine — calling the medical school's affiliation with its most famous employee "unacceptable"
The 'Commerce Clause Mandate'
The Contraception Hawks
Big Government As The New Terminator
Social observers from Aristotle and Juvenal to James Madison and George Orwell have all warned of the dangers of out-of-control government. Lately, we have seen plenty of proof that they were frighteningly correct.
Questions For Apple
The House Judiciary Committee at 1:00 pm is holding a hearing at which FBI Director James Comey and Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell will both testify on going dark matters. Here's the live video.
An End To Racial Preferences At Last?
The Supreme Court could be ready to rule that racial discrimination is illegal, even if it is purportedly done for a good cause.
More On The Free-Exercise Clause And Religious Exemptions
Despite a pair of recent responses by Ramesh Ponnuru and another by Professor Vincent Philip Muñoz, we continue to view the original understanding of the Constitution’s free-exercise clause to require exemptions to otherwise generally applicable laws except under certain conditions, such as harm to individuals, danger to the public, or the infringement of equal rights.
'He's Become A Comic Figure': Victor Davis Hanson On Comey Denying Blame, Ripping Fox
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses James Comey and his behavior as Director of the FBI.
‘Free Speech’ Means Just That
A too-broad interpretation of the Constitution’s free-speech clause protects things that have nothing to do with speech and makes other clauses superfluous.
The Libertarian: “Race, Crime, And Policing”
Is the Ferguson effect impeding the work of law enforcement?
Discrimination and the Ivory Tower
The Supreme Court may finally get to clean up the mess that race-based admissions have created at our universities.
John Yoo: President Obama Declared Hillary Clinton Innocent Before Any Investigation, Where Did He Get This Information?
Hoover Institution fellow John Yoo weighs in on Rep. Trey Gowdy’s questioning of James Comey regarding former President Obama’s possible involvement in the Clinton email scandal.
Pacific Century: Suing China?
Can the US Hold China Responsible for the Pandemic?
Columbia Law School Offers Students A Fainting Couch
The Daily Caller reports that Columbia University Law School has agreed to postpone final exams for students traumatized by the recent grand jury non-indictments in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City. The DC also reports that students at Harvard and Georgetown law schools would like the same consideration from their institutions of higher learning.
Washington Braces For Inspector General Report On Clinton's Emails
The Justice Department's inspector general on Thursday will release the results of its investigation into claims that the FBI failed to follow department protocols when investigating Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, which could give Trump more ammo in his nonstop public fight against former FBI Director James Comey.
Religion And The New Supreme Court
In the wake of the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, religion will probably present the first test of the new Roberts Court’s commitment to the original meaning of the Bill of Rights. Religion has not become a constitutional battlefield just because conservatives tend to be more religious than liberals (though they are). Religion has not assumed legal importance solely because of the ongoing cultural conflict between traditional and secular visions of our society, either. Religion has taken center stage also because it has become the spiritual and moral refuge from an ever-expanding administrative state.