Rob Natelson
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When we celebrate leading American founders such as George Washington and James Madison, we sometimes overlook their talented colleagues.
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LibertyPoliticsRandom
American Colonies: Despite What You Learn In School, It Was Mostly Private Enterprise
by Rob Natelson December 7, 2016Too many of us who are enthusiastic about space exploration and colonization expect the federal government to lead the way. We should learn from the founding of British colonies in America.
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Government
What Should You Remember When Drafting a Constitutional Amendment?
by Rob Natelson October 17, 2016Here are some last-minute tips on drafting proposed constitutional amendments.
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GovernmentLegal AffairsLiberty
America’s First Freedom Doesn’t Just Protect Political Speech
by Rob Natelson September 10, 2016The modern U.S. Supreme Court grants more First Amendment protection to political discourse than to other forms of expression, such as commercial advertising. The court holds that political discourse enjoys a “preferred position.”
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FeaturedGovernmentLegal Affairs
Legislative Reapportionment: The Supreme Court Steps Back
by Rob Natelson June 9, 2016The Supreme Court recently stepped back from its campaign to impose its political preferences on the states. In Evenwel v. Abbott, the justices held while the U.S. Constitution requires states to apportion their legislatures solely by population, the Constitution does not prescribe a particular way of counting population.
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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
Cruz Withdrawal Postpones the Concern Over ‘Natural Born’
by Rob Natelson May 18, 2016A silver lining to the withdrawal of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, from the presidential race is that we will be spared a battle over whether he met the Constitution’s requirement the president be a “natural born citizen.”