Netflix’s new docuseries ably recounts the Western legend of Wyatt Earp, but misses out on his wider significance to the idea of ordered liberty.

Even the harshest critics of monarchy, constitutional or otherwise, admit the institution has an inexplicable and curious persistence. 

Although the American tradition is broadly liberal, it is best understood as divided between two schools: classical and managerial liberalism.

Freedom of religion will survive because it rests on a universal and immutable law.

America appears to be coming apart at the seams. The sociologist Frank Tannenbaum can help us understand why.

The abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate left a vacuum which was filled by secular autocrats and reactionary Islamists.

Tim Hetherington’s photos of soldiers at the front show that life pursues its various courses even in the most dire circumstances.

When it comes to the Constitution, the Framers, not the ratifiers, undertook the essential law-making acts.

To properly understand and interpret the Constitution, originalist analysis should embrace legal meaning—not just lay meaning.

To fight today’s wars, the DOD should embrace market principles when purchasing and building weapons systems.

Why aren’t there any films that capture the fighting spirit and heroism of everyday Americans on September 11, 2001?

Democracy has an unfortunate tendency to undermine itself by fixing citizens’ gaze on the present moment.

America long ago rejected the trappings of monarchy in favor of republicanism, but many have wanted to have it both ways.

The originalist revolution will never be complete until we fully appreciate the natural law roots of the common law.