The Meese Revolution

Run time: 52 minutes

Steven Calabresi joins Jeffrey Rosen to discuss his new book, The Meese Revolution: The Making of a Constitutional Moment. Calabresi reviews former Attorney General Edwin Meese’s instrumental role in the rise of originalism, and credits Meese with transforming the Department of Justice into an “academy in exile” where originalism was developed and put into practice. Listen now

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The Constitution and the Postal Service

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 4 minutes

“President-elect Donald Trump has revived talk from his previous term of moving to privatize the United States Postal Service. To be sure, such a process would be complicated and would likely require an act of Congress. ...” Read more

Updated: Supreme Court to Decide TikTok’s Fate

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes

“The Supreme Court will now hear two hours of arguments on Jan. 10, 2025 in the case of TikTok v. Garland, deciding if a proposed ban on the app will go into effect on Jan. 19, 2025. ...” Read more

December 17, 1777: France Recognizes the United States as an Independent Nation

On December 17, 1777, France formally recognizes the United States as an independent nation amid the Revolutionary War, thanks to the overseas efforts of Benjamin Franklin. 

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Article I, Section 8

“The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;... To establish Post Offices and post Roads;...” 

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