The first ten amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. To appease several states during the ratification process, James Madison wrote the amendments as a solution to limit government ...
The document remains remarkably resilient, even as Republicans and Democrats keep launching assaults on liberty.
“Rebels, Robbers and Radicals” brings the document alive through court cases of real people involved in real struggles. Detail of cover illustration for “Rebels, Robbers and Radicals.”Credit...Kelly ...
AUSTIN — The rights of Texas parents to raise their children without government interference would carry the same power as free speech if voters support an amendment that would write those protections ...
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JD Tuccille: After more than two centuries, the US Bill of Rights still limits government power
Happy almost Bill of Rights Day! On Dec. 15, 1791, 10 amendments to the then-new United States Constitution were ratified in ...
Why free speech rights got left out of the Constitution – and added in later via the First Amendment
Donald Nieman receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Council of Learned Societies. He is affiliated with Braver Angels. Bipartisan agreement is rare in these ...
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