Andrew P. Napolitano

Court ruling weakens constitutional limits on ICE

"Freedom has more often been lost in small steps by progressive incrementalism than it has been by catastrophic upheavals such as violence or war." -- James Madison (1751-1836)

February 18, 2026

The coming constitutional ICE age

This fall, during the opening of the United Nations in New York City, I recognized the face of a federal officer from his days working in law enforcement in New Jersey and mine working as a trial judge.

February 11, 2026

Does the U.S. still have a Constitution?

Legal scholars have many lenses through which to examine the Constitution.

February 4, 2026

ICE violence in Minneapolis exposes a psychotic government’s power grab

Last week, a half dozen masked and unidentifiable U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents killed a 37-year-old federal employee, a nurse.

January 28, 2026

The American police state has arrived

In recent days, the government in America has not only failed to protect the freedom of speech but also has attacked it.

January 21, 2026

Trump’s view of presidential power collides with America’s constitutional design

In a scene in Robert Bolt's play "A Man for All Seasons," about the treason trial of St. Thomas More, More argues with the attorney general of Wales about the law.

January 14, 2026

Venezuela invasion a blow to the U.S. Constitution

The U.S. invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, the domestically recognized Venezuelan president, violated the U.S. Constitution and international law.

January 7, 2026

What’s likely to happen in Washington this year?

Some predictions for 2026.

December 31, 2025

Taking Christmas seriously demands courage, charity and moral clarity

We all know that God works in mysterious ways. Recently, I was deeply moved by a theatrical production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

December 24, 2025

Tucker Carlson and the freedom of speech

Last week, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer introduced a resolution that, if passed, would record the sense of the chamber as condemning media superstar Tucker Carlson.

December 17, 2025

Trump’s troubling drug-runner drone strikes at sea reveal a constitutional crisis

"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?"

December 10, 2025

Trump, Hegseth have rejected the Constitution

When Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a meme of Franklin the Turtle using a military weapon to kill people in a small boat below him, it understandably caused an uproar.

December 3, 2025

What if, on Thanksgiving, our gratitude is not to government that assaults our freedoms but to God

"Government requires make-believe. Make believe that the king is divine, make believe that he can do no wrong or make believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God."

November 26, 2025

Trump admin violating the Constitution in multiple ways

History teaches that personal liberty once lost does not come back and government power once acquired remains.

November 19, 2025

How Trump labeling antifa a terror group endangers every American’s freedom of speech

While the country's attention was on the government shutdown, President Trump signed a memorandum that purports to designate antifa's ideology a "domestic terrorist organization."

November 12, 2025

Can the president tax you?

This week, the Supreme Court will begin the process of deciding whether the president can impose a sales tax on products and services originating in foreign countries and purchased in the U.S.

November 5, 2025

Small-town sheriff tramples constitutional freedoms in Tennessee

In the aftermath of the murder of Charlie Kirk, many folks who dared to express views of him and his work outside the mainstream lost their jobs, professional standing and State Department visas.

October 29, 2025

Trump’s use of force on the high seas tests the limits of presidential power

President Trump's use of the U.S. military to kill people on speedboats in international waters or in territorial waters claimed by other sovereign nations has posed grave issues of due process.

October 22, 2025

A U.S. Constitution of no authority

What if the whole purpose of the Constitution was to establish and to limit the federal government?

October 15, 2025

Is Trump’s targeting of ‘narco-terrorists’ in the Caribbean legal?

Over the past six weeks, President Trump has ordered U.S. troops to attack and destroy four speedboats in the Caribbean Sea, 1,500 miles from the United States.

October 8, 2025