Joseph Morris
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ConstitutionFeaturedPoliticsRandom
Marking the 36th Anniversary of the Founding of Heartland Institute
by Joseph Morris October 24, 2020It is my hope, and I am sure that it is yours, that the Heartland Institute’s 37th year, which starts today, will be one leading to the broad, sunlit uplands of human liberty, attainment of which has been, and remains, Heartland’s goal.
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The first Presidential debate of 2020 was built around the needs and desires of journalists, campaign staffers, and partisan spinners, not around the needs of the voters — or, frankly, of the candidates. We can do better.
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Adam Smith was born on this day in 1723.
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Constitution
Viewing ‘Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words’
by Joseph Morris May 20, 2020As a former immediate subordinate of Justice Thomas and as the Chairman of the WTTW Community Advisory Board, I am doubly frustrated by any inconvenience anyone has experienced in seeing this film.
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GovernmentHealth Care
Global Corruption and the Pandemic: Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste
by Joseph Morris May 14, 2020As the philosopher Rahm Emanuel once said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”
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ConstitutionGovernmentPolitics
Countering Pritzker’s Endless ‘Emergency’ Power Grab in Court
by Joseph Morris May 1, 2020The candor is refreshing. It is rare to see a public official openly resting upon the justification of Napoleon, the despot in George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm: “Some pigs are more equal than others.”
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The dream of European union as a path to peace and prosperity is a worthy one. It was not, however, the actual substance of the existing European Union as a reality.
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FeaturedLegal Affairs
John McGinnis in Law & Liberty on the State of Originalism’s Internal Debates
by Joseph Morris May 30, 2019Professor McGinnis offers a distinction between constitutional “interpretation” and “construction.”
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Senator Scott has succumbed to a disinformation campaign against Mr. Farr that attempts to paint him as a racist. The charges are entirely false and fabricated.
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ConstitutionLegal Affairs
Amy Coney Barrett on Constitutional Interpretation, Statutory Interpretation, and the Work of Judges
by Joseph Morris July 9, 2018A wonderful window into the mind of Amy Coney Barrett, on President Trump’s short list for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Milt was a good friend of The Heartland Institute, even providing a studio for him when he first began podcasting.
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Milton Friedman was born 105 years ago today. Let’s celebrate with some thoughts from Professor Friedman himself
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Liberty
Teachout Reviews a Play in Which Communism Is Nailed as the Ignoble Flaw
by Joseph Morris June 18, 2017In my opinion, Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal is the best theater critic in the business today.