Confessions of a Conservative Atheist
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Taxes have been considered a form of regulation since the Founding. Concluding one doesn’t come with the other amounts to believing Congress delegated the use of economic nuclear weapons, but only nuclear weapons, even when a scalpel might better serve the same purpose. In principle, I agree with the notion that our constitutional order does… Continue reading The Supreme Court’s unsatisfying decision to cut the IEEPA baby in half on tariffs
There’s an old expression that one man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter, but today, we might update it to one man’s defender of democracy is another’s fascist. There’s an old expression that one man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter, but today, especially in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s shocking killing last week, we might update… Continue reading Inside every American is a fascist waiting to come out
As President Trump proceeds with his tariff policy and an appeals court prepares a ruling on whether that policy is lawful in the first place, some are claiming that tariffs fundamentally violate various conservative economic and Constitutional principles. As President Donald Trump proceeds with phase two of his tariff policy and an appeals court prepares… Continue reading Trump, tariffs, and my conservative principles
Contrary to the Court’s seeming belief, the legislature isn’t a powerless body getting beaten bloody by the Executive and in need of a life-saving intervention. If Congress objected to the President’s use of the tariff power, they don’t need to rely on the Courts to enforce their will. They could simply curtail it, revoke… Continue reading Congress, the Courts, and the if you choose not to decide principle
None other than Harvard Law Review called for major reform to the exploding practice of nationwide injunctions less than a year ago, but now that Donald Trump has returned to office, everything has changed and district judges can apparently order the Chief Executive around like a fry cook... Last week, the mainstream media wasted an… Continue reading Not all courts or court orders are equal
To be successful, politicians need to at least seem like they’re driving the conversation, directly engaged on the issues that matter, either contributing to successes and pointing out failures, but progressives hate the President so much, they will not permit anything except resistance. On Tuesday evening, Democrats faced the age-old dilemma of the party out… Continue reading Democrats are caught between the rock that is President Trump and the hard place of their supporters who loathe him
We have two alternatives. The first is to assume the President has some power and discretion when it comes to disbursing government funds. The second is to adopt the new theory that the President must spend every dollar or be in violation of the law and the Constitution itself. As of January 20, 2025, coincidentally… Continue reading The Drunken Sailor Theory of Congressional Appropriations
Believe it or not, the Constitution appears to demand that even a convicted murderer elected President must have their charges dismissed, otherwise the fate of the free world is in the hands of a single judge and twelve members of a jury that are necessarily subservient to the supreme law of the land. The American… Continue reading Trump’s sentencing and a lesson in how American democracy is supposed to work
Yes, it’s been a good week for conservatives, one of the best I can remember since Trump was elected in 2016, and we have much to celebrate tomorrow. We should not, however, gloat too much or get too cocky. Teddy Roosevelt’s political kaleidoscope changes fast, in ways we cannot possibly predict. At the risk of… Continue reading This Fourth of July, the sound you hear might be progressive heads exploding instead of fireworks
A former high school principal might’ve pulled a fire alarm in Congress by accident, believing it was a door handle. Meanwhile, no one should be the slightest bit concerned that a judge presiding over a civil case against former President Trump appears to be a radical leftist with a staff that hangs out with Chuck… Continue reading The media thinks you’ve got the IQ of the aging coon hound sitting on the other side of my desk
Confessions of a Conservative Atheist 