Long Enough to Cover the Subject Lessons from a Good Man and a Great Teacher

Last week, I learned that my high school chemistry teacher, James Lohr, had passed away. He taught me much more than chemistry, and he stayed with me long after I left his classroom.

The Executive Order Problem Birthright Citizenship and the Limits of Constitutional Shortcuts

We can debate issues, but we should not debate process.

The birthright citizenship case before the Supreme Court is also about whether a president can try to change the law by executive order.

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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 26 Who Controls the Sword?

The more I work through the Federalist Papers, the more relevant they seem today. Federalist No. 26 is about military power, public accountability, and the job Congress was meant to do.

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Outsourcing the Constitution The Slow Surrender of Congress’s War Powers

Congress has the power to declare war. Too often, it chooses talk over action and theater over responsibility.

Click down there.👇

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Presidents’ Day and the Invisible Crown How the Presidency Grew Beyond the Constitution

The slow walk back to the monarchy over the past 250 years. Happy Presidents' Day, if we can keep it.

War Powers and the Illusion of Restraint A Constitutional Warning

War Powers and the Illusion of Restraint
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The finger poke of coup.

Hamilton's Unfinished Business More on Federalist No. 21

“The Constitution solved the problem of power. It did not solve the problem of belonging.”

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The Citizen Soldier Liberty’s Living Thread

“A republic survives only when its citizens see themselves as responsible for its defense. Not only in war, but in peace. Not only in emergencies, but in the steady work of preserving liberty”~ @scottenglish.com #VeteransDay
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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 20 Army of Dysfunction

By Federalist 20, Hamilton and Madison had seen enough horror for a trilogy. Greece fell. Germany stumbled. The Dutch Republic became a bureaucratic zombie. The Constitution was their boomstick against the undead army of indecision.

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Living to Tell the Story The Life and Legacy of Morris Rosen

Morris Rosen, a survivor on a mission, left this world on December 12, 2020, in his adopted hometown of Baltimore, MD. His mission: To be a voice for those who died in the Holocaust [ @scottenglish.com ]
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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 18 A Historical Tag-Team Promo from Madison and Hamilton

Madison and Hamilton walked into Federalist No. 18 like a tag team ready to drop the Articles of Confederation through a folding table.

Their finisher? A history lesson on how pride and disunity always lose the match.

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Hiking the Podcast Trail Everybody Loves a Scandal

Thanks to the Scandalized podcast for interviewing me this week. Something new for a lot of folks. Give it a listen!

Hiking the Podcast Trail https://bit.ly/4nOD8lM

The Federalists Reloaded | No. 17 Hamilton vs. the Bureaucratic State

Hamilton believed the federal government had “no temptation” to interfere in local life. Two centuries later, the bureaucratic state proves he was wrong.

Hamilton vs. the Bureaucratic State 👇

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Are You Listening Now? A Time for Choosing

Even in dark moments, we can choose light. Violence does not have to define us. Compassion can.

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Never Forget Remembering 9/11 and the Journey Here

Memory fades, but responsibility endures. Never Forget.

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Federalists Reloaded | No. 15 An Imbecility of Government, A Tyranny of Order

Federalist 15: Hamilton wanted enforcement. Franklin argued for freedom. Striking the balance is never easy.

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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 14 The Union Isn't Too Big. Washington Is.

"What was once Ronald Reagan’s “Shining City on the Hill” has become a perverted Mordor casting darkness on the rest of us."

Read The Federalists Reloaded on Number 14 now, "The Union Isn't Too Big. Washington Is."

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Michael Bolton from Office Space

Why should they raid my house? He’s the one who sucks.

A Personal Message An Incredible Opportunity to Honor Those Who Served

On leaving a job without a plan and how one just appears before you. Why I'm joining the Pritzker Military Museum and Library.

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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 12 Taxed, Tariffed, and Totally Screwed

Hamilton warned us. Tariffs failed. The tax code rewards wealth over work. And the middle class is left holding the bag.

🧵 The Federalists Reloaded | No. 12
Read Now: Taxed, Tariffed, and Totally Screwed

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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 11 The Succession of States: Hamilton vs. the Dysfunctional Republic

Tariffs are flying. Trade policy is chaos. Hamilton warned us in 1787.

Federalist No. 11 wasn’t about control, it was about leverage. The latest edition of The Federalists Reloaded.

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Four Wild Days in December Revisiting the Clinton Impeachment

Airstrikes. Protests. A Speaker resigns. Clinton impeached. I was working for Mark Sanford, and somehow we were in the middle of the action.

Four Wild Days in December: https://bit.ly/418RxzT

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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 10 Not Like Us: The Weapon of Them

The Federalists Reloaded: Madison's warning on factions. It's a scorcher.

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Built by Conflict What Keith Richards taught me about working for Mark Sanford

“You’re not ready.”

Four months later: “Take the job or clean out your desk.”

Working for Mark Sanford was part Jagger and Richards, part HR nightmare. But it taught me how to lead, fight, and survive dysfunction.

New post is up.

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The Liberty Dance If They Don’t Dance, Well They’re No Friends of Mine

“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” Jefferson

Fear is a product now. Politicians, media, and algorithms all profit. We can do better. Read deeper. Think harder. Or else.

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The Man vs. The Brand The Truth about the Duality in Politics

I spent nearly 20 years working with Mark Sanford. The hardest part wasn’t the politics. It was protecting the brand, even from the man.

It started with a one-minute sugar speech. It ended with a lesson I never forgot.

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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 9 Flip This Government: Building a Better Union

Flip This Government: Hamilton and Madison weren’t chasing utopia. They were building a system that could take a hit and keep running.

New Federalists Reloaded is live: What they built, Where it’s cracking, How we fix it

Read it here → https://bit.ly/FlipThisGovernment

On Independence Day Reclaiming America from Rage, Fear, and the Cheap Seats

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

Liberty isn’t a brand. It’s a responsibility. We don’t have to agree on everything, but we do have to stay in the conversation. That’s how you keep a republic. I wrote about it here. Give it a read.

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