Commentary

As the state considers protecting lawmakers, it should also address a vulnerability that puts tens of thousands of ordinary New Jerseyans at risk: the ...

The First Amendment exists to protect dissent and divergent opinions, not just ideas that align with rigid campus orthodoxy

The government has the power to administer elections, not to control speech about them.

Railing against Citizens United is the ultimate act of virtue signaling. It’s an intellectually lazy tactic devoid of meaning but aimed at broadcasting anti-elite sentiment. Ironically, ...

The Federal Election Commission’s current inability to execute key duties benefits no one. But President Trump has the power to begin restoring the FEC to a ...

Powerful political allies get a pass, while dissenters are crushed with massive fines. This isn’t a flaw in the system—it’s the point.

It is often suggested that the true test of one’s commitment to free speech and the First Amendment comes when one is faced with ...

Without quorum, the Commission cannot hold hearings, issue rules, or enforce campaign finance laws and regulations. But this temporary loss of a quorum is not ...

This misconception has stubbornly dominated American political thinking for decades. Recent electoral contests have delivered the latest in a series of stunning repudiations of ...

This piece originally appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on April 17, 2025. Missourians should feel free to speak their minds on matters of public ...