The former American republic is now an empire, the type of government from which Thomas Jefferson and his colleagues violently seceded, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Independence From Empire Day 2025
Tag: Declaration of Independence
A Police State Coming to a Town Near You
Andrew P. Napolitano examines the moral and historical errors in the argument that less freedom produces more safety.
Enforcing Silence
Imagine the U.S. government requiring public speech or enforcing public silence in return for the benefits it gives out, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. Well, it is happening under our noses today.
Hocus Pocus, There Goes Habeas Corpus
Andrew P. Napolitano on the American heritage of a legal right that was recognized by even the most tyrannical and absolute of monarchs in Britain.
A Brief History of ‘The’ Freedom of Speech
The government’s respect for speech is often at its lowest ebb in wartime, when it is also most important and timely, writes Andrew P. Napolitano,
Taking Rights Seriously
A right is not a privilege, says Andrew P. Napolitano. A right is an indefeasible personal claim against the whole world. It does not require a government permission slip.
Some Questions to Ask on Thanksgiving
Andrew P. Napolitano expresses gratitude for what he considers under governmental assault: life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the exercise of free will and human reason.
Who Cares What the Government Thinks?
Whatever one thinks of Elon Musk, the government has no business exercising the levers of power against him based on his political speech, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
The Right to be Left Alone
Privacy is the most violated of personal rights, writes Andrew P. Napolitano, as government agents evade the natural right to privacy and pretend the Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to them.
When Presidents Kill
History is littered with examples of tyrants using the powers of the state to kill for no moral purpose, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.