“As a lifetime conservative Reaganite and free marketeer, I would suggest that many on the right are erring on one side of the horse, only to get up and fall off on the other side.” - World
“As we end the first month of 2026, the governing spirit of the United States... is chaos.”
“The disorder under which Americans are now suffering, the ramifications of which have only just begun to be realized, is what inevitably happens when an American president disregards the rule of law, insisting that he is limited only by his own sense of morality—a sense of morality that in this case does not quite seem to exist.” - The Dispatch
Keeping ICE within the law: Our Constitution doesn’t allow federal agents to enter homes forcibly without a judicial warrant
“…law enforcement has always existed, but its power has always been restrained. Indeed, the Fourth Amendment was adopted precisely to prohibit arrests and detentions based on mere suspicion or official convenience. In America, suspicion is insufficient” - World
Trump’s Venezuela Takeover: Is It Legal? Is It Right? Is It Wise?
First, some context. I’m not writing as one who thinks he knows the answers to the questions I’m raising here. I don’t consider foreign policy opinions to rightly belong only to experts, but at the moment, I don’t have a high confidence view on this one.
I’m also coming from a place that is deeply suspicious of Donald Trump and everyone currently on his most favored people list. I’ve written a lot previously about why. Here, I’ll go with the shortest possible summary: I believe qualification for high office includes a basic level of good character, and President Trump falls well short of that standard.
Law is King: How the Bible Shapes Our View of Law & Civil Government
“At that time, the debate in England raged over whether the King was the law (Rex Lex), or if the law was king (Lex Rex). The debate was over which authority was higher—the king or the law. Was the written law bound to the word of the king, or was the king bound to the law?” - Christ Over All
The Rule of Law Has Seen Better Days
“ ‘He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.’ Apparently originating with Napoleon Bonaparte, Trump here is brashly embracing the idea of personalistic rule.” - The Dispatch
Applying Biblical Principles as a Public Defender
“The fact that some, and maybe most, of my clients have committed some wrong isn’t a barrier to them receiving my help; it’s the starting point for why they need it.” - TGC
SCOTUS Did Not "Dodge" the Abortion Pill Case
“The law of ‘standing’ in American constitutional law is complex and particular applications of that law are contested. Still… a party seeking to sue in a federal court ‘cannot be a mere bystander, but instead must have a “personal stake” in the dispute.’” - Law & Liberty
Al Mohler: “Make no mistake, America is now on trial”
“This is not a witch hunt. On the other hand, there are other dimensions we also must remember. Here are the optics…” - Mohler
Without a Constitution, Israel Struggles to Save Its Democracy from Its Judiciary
“Be thankful that America has a written Constitution…. Israel’s elected parliament, the Knesset, is currently trying to stave off an anti-democratic coup by its judiciary.” - N.Review