Andrew P. Napolitano

What has the government done to our freedoms?

Does the government work for us, or do we work for the government?

November 4, 2026

America’s war machine never runs out of enemies

Since 1950, presidents of both political parties have sent American troops into conflicts around the globe, killed countless people, sacrificed the lives and limbs of servicemen and women and wasted trillions of dollars.

October 28, 2026

Government power grows while constitutional liberty shrinks

The U.S. Constitution was ratified to create and to restrain the government.

October 21, 2026

An argument against the death penalty

"It is forbidden to kill; therefore, all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." -- Voltaire (1694-1778)

October 14, 2026

Prosecutor’s dilemma with the Cornell 7

The hardest decision a government prosecutor may ever face is also one of the most important tests of the rule of law.

October 7, 2026

Trump and the tyranny of one man’s opinion

Thomas Cromwell was the chief minister of England for much of the reign of King Henry VIII.

September 30, 2026

Me and Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

History yields people whose influence extends far beyond their earthly lives.

September 23, 2026

More threats to freedom of speech

The freedom of speech and of the press is not a gift bestowed by a president, Congress or a federal agency.

September 16, 2026

When Trump’s failed Iran war comes home

A failed war does not end when the drones stop flying. It creates a new danger: a government that refuses to admit defeat and a president who, having failed abroad, seeks muscular victories elsewhere.

September 9, 2026

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ruling exposes torture’s cost in 9/11 case

The recent suppression of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's torture-tainted confessions at Guantanamo Bay is far more than a victory for a defendant. It is a victory for the Constitution.

September 2, 2026

Twilight’s last gleaming

There is a point in the decline of republics when the problem is no longer that the government breaks its own laws.

August 26, 2026

ICE should get a warrant before policing social media speech

When a government agency comes to an internet service provider demanding information about Americans because of what they've said on social media, the provider should discard the demand

August 19, 2026

Police cameras threaten the right to be left alone

The rapid spread of public surveillance cameras represents something far more consequential than a new piece of police technology.

August 12, 2026

The normalcy of American wars

The war in Iran is unlawful and unconstitutional, but in post-World War II America, it is normal. Here is the backstory.

August 5, 2026

Why the Senate should reject Todd Blanche for attorney general

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is not qualified to be the attorney general of the United States.

July 29, 2026

The American presidency and perpetual war

One of the defining failures of modern American government has been the steady erosion of Congress' constitutional authority over war.

July 22, 2026

The United States of America unrecognizable at 250

Many of us who monitor federal excess are fearful of out-of-control democracy, which is what we have in America today.

July 1, 2026

Constitutional indifference fueled America’s leviathan government

Since its inception, the government of the United States has inexorably exceeded its powers under the Constitution.

June 24, 2026

The United States of America: A republic or an empire?

The Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, embraces two value sets. The first is natural rights, and the second is limited government.

June 17, 2026

Battle over Section 702 symbolic of authoritarians versus constitutionalists

When President Trump appointed an obviously unqualified friend, a homebuilder executive, to serve as acting director of national intelligence, he inadvertently drew attention to Section 702 of FISA.

June 10, 2026