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Crimefighters

Every once in a while, even an Ivy League law professor can surprise you by saying something sensible.  For years I’ve been quoting Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School on the dangers of using judicial review to circumvent the formal constitutional amendment process: Foolish liberals who are trying to read the Second Amendment out of …

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Psych Diving

In the documentary Free Solo  (now in theaters), you can watch Alex Honnold climb El Capitan without a rope — something that doesn’t seem possible even after you’ve just watched him do it. Much of the film is about the reactions of the other people in his life, including his friends, who are making the …

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State marijuana legalization votes: Good for the U.S. Constitution!

Who’d a thunk it? The recent marijuana legalization victories in Washington state and Colorado are outstandingly good news for the U.S. Constitution. Why? Because they underline the facts that James Madison stated in 1788: “”The powers of the federal government are enumerated; it can only operate in certain cases; it has legislative powers on defined …

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