• 498 - Colorado Conversion Therapy Oral Arguments
    30 mins
  • 497 - Decision on Mexico's Gun Suit
    Nov 17 2025

    Back in June I wrote about the oral arguments in Mexico's law suit against American gun manufacturers and distributors. While the court overall came to the expected decision, I think it's still worth some time digging into the logic and reasoning of the justices.

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    19 mins
  • 496 - Third-Party Laws
    Nov 10 2025

    Most of us believe that our state legislatures are making our laws. But what if that is only partially true? What if a third-party was making the laws for your state? Would you be OK with that? Would you be concerned to find out that two private entities are making the laws your state uses regarding commerce?

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    14 mins
  • 495 - The Unitary Executive
    Nov 3 2025

    There has been a lot of questions lately about the powers of the President. Can a President fire a member of an independent agency? Does the President have to spend money appropriated by Congress? Is it legal for the President to send the National Guard to our cities. Most of these questions can be answered by understanding a single constitutional point, the unitary executive.

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    12 mins
  • 494 - Flag Burning
    Oct 6 2025

    When it comes to freedom of speech, there are two things that generate a fair amount of controversy. First is yelling "Fire" in a crowded theater and second is burning the United States flag. Recently, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order about flag burning. So let's take a look at the order and some of the history around flag burning.

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    17 mins
  • 493 - Police Use of Force
    Sep 29 2025

    Like any other profession, there are good law enforcement officers, and bad law enforcement officers. While I believe that most LEOs are good men and women, doing a difficult and dangerous job, often with little respect because of the actions of bad LEOs. For years, courts have been protecting these bad officers through their rules and doctrines. A recent Supreme Court case finds that one of those rules violates the Constitution of the United States.

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    19 mins
  • 492 - Federal Police Powers
    Sep 22 2025

    Donald Trump's recent executive order declaring a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. has created quite an uproar, both for and against it. While there have been many claims on both sides, what I haven't seen, except for my radio program, is a real constitutional analysis of his actions. With his recent announcement post about sending National Guard troops to Chicago, I think it's time we do that type of analysis.

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    16 mins
  • 491 - Trading our Rights for Internet Access
    Sep 15 2025

    Benjamin Franklin wrote "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security." What does it say about the American people who seem willing to give up their right to control their government in exchange for Internet access?

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    18 mins