Op-eds

The President’s Constitutional Power of Impoundment

Since the Founding, it has been understood that Article II vests the President with authority to decline to spend the full amount of an appropriated fund.

Postmodern Christians and Their Nice Arrangements of Epithets

As two recent popular books show, progressive Christians are trading traditional rational argument for postmodern irrationality and rhetorical sleights of hand.

How Tariffs Can Help Boost American Production

By functionally making foreign labor more expensive, a universal tariff can protect American industries with good-paying jobs.

The History of Impoundments Before the Impoundment Control Act of 1974

Defenders of the Impoundment Control Act misunderstand the power of the purse, overread Supreme Court precedent, and fail to address unbroken Executive impoundment practice and congressional acquiescence.