Stewart MacLeod | Author

A Look at Originalism

March 23, 2024

O Tempora O Mores! Oh the times, oh the culture. This Latin phrase relates to both the 18th century and our current times.

Are Originalists—those who think we should base the interpretation of our country’s founding documents on the times and the views of thei... Read More >>

Appealing to Our Better Nature

Jan. 29, 2022

With the lack of movement in Congress regarding what our country needs today, there is much we can learn from those 56 men who gathered in that hot summer in Philadelphia, 1787, to draft our Constitution. 

We should take lessons from their bold attempt to conceive and form a ... Read More >>

Appealing to Our Better Nature

Oct. 16, 2021

In today’s partisan milieu, the benefit of the country appears to be taking a back seat to the partisan politics that are tearing at the fabric of our republican democracy. We need to step back and evaluate where our country is headed.

One helpful way to view the situation i... Read More >>