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Congress freeing Trump of legal rules

It's worrisome when presidents are allowed to break rules and disregard democratic norms without consequence

Salon · Oct 27

Congress is freeing Trump of the limited legal requirements left on him by the Supreme Court

On the evening of Oct. 11, just weeks before the 2026 midterm elections, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop airing taxpayer-funded television advertisements praising President Donald Trump.

The Conversation · Oct 26

College Football Playoff Bracket Week 8 Live Projections: Texas Tech Drops First Game and Out of Bracket

Throughout Saturday’s games, Sports Illustrated projects the playoff seeding and matchups.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 24

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Peter Pan Tariffs for Companies That Never Grow Up

Against the argument for "infant industry" protectionism

Reason · Oct 22

College Football Playoff Eliminator After Week 7: Chaos Doesn’t Inflict Carnage

While there were multiple upsets in the AP Top 25, no actual damage was done to many teams’ CFP hopes.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 20

Weekly Brew: October 16, 2026

Welcome to Ballotpedia’s Weekly Brew. Each week, we’ll bring you a collection of the most-viewed stories from the Daily Brew, condensed, along with other content from across Ballotpedia that we think you’ll like.

Ballotpedia · Oct 16

College Football Playoff Eliminator After Week 6: More Than Half of All Teams Out of the Running

The ACC and Big 12 took big hits in Week 6, and the Group of 6 bid is down to a dozen viable contenders.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 13

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McLaughlin: What James Madison Move Means for Pac-12

James Madison is reportedly going to leave the Sun Belt after the 2027 football season for the American Conference.

SuperWest Sports · Oct 13

America's dumbest war (no, not this one)

I wrote a book on the forgotten founding father Gouverneur Morris, who thought James Madison was "intoxicated by opium or wine" in his military efforts.

Fortune · Sep 13

Ranking the 10 First-Year College Football Coaches Under the Most Pressure Entering 2026

Patience is in short supply and after a dizzying carousel spin last season, this group will be in the spotlight to find success this year.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 21

No Second Amendment Right to Export Guns (Including to Haiti)

"John Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Rufus King, Albert Gallatin, Robert Morris, James Monroe, Joseph Story, Jonathan Trumbull, James Madison, Henry Clay, [and] John Quincy Adams ... knew a thing or two about the Constitution."

Reason · Aug 12

Why James Madison Wanted Greater Limits on States' Rights

The “father of the Constitution” worried about federal and state overreach.

Reason · Aug 6

SCOTUS Said You Can't Lose Gun Rights for Smoking Pot. But You Could Still Lose a Government License To Work.

An old drug conviction could still stop you from waxing eyebrows, cutting hair, or giving massages.

Reason · Jul 20

After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

The parades, reenactments and fireworks are over. And in the aftermath of Americans’ celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it is important to recognize that the declaration was only the first step in making a unified country.

The Conversation · Jul 16

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The Conversation · Jul 13

For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the United States has ramped up military, economic and political interventions in Latin America.

The Conversation · Jul 2

From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission released its report on June 26, 2026, on the state of religious freedom in the United States, declaring it to be under attack.

Fortune · Jul 2

America's 250th birthday has Elon Musk and a record IPO. Its 15th had Alexander Hamilton — and a stock market bubble

Dek: In 1791, a polarizing immigrant visionary sparked America's first stock bubble on the nation's 15th birthday. Is history rhyming, 235 years later?

Reason · Jul 2

1776 All-Stars: Patrick Henry Knew To Fear American Kings

Henry's warning about presidential powers is especially prescient today.

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Salon · Jul 1

SCOTUS papers over the Second Amendment

The Court's conservative majority turns to “history and traditions” to ignore the obvious — again

Reason · Jun 28

The Gun That Won the Revolution

The American Long Rifle was accurate at long distances, unlike British smoothbores.

Reason · Jun 21

America's Founders Blended Liberalism and Religion

If the fusionist account of history is correct, the anti-fusionists are engaged in a far more radical project than most of them are willing to admit.

Reason · Jun 19

Second Amendment Roundup: Gun Ban for Pot Users Unconstitutional

Supreme Court decides 9-0 that marijuana use per se fails to support firearm prohibition.

Reason · Jun 13

Disillusioned Revolutionaries: Many Founders Died in Despair About the American Experiment

America's Founders helped create a world they were not yet ready to live in.

Reason · Jun 11

1776 All-Stars: Why Thomas Jefferson Is the Most Fascinating Founder

The author of the Declaration of Independence may have written "the greatest sentence ever."

The Conversation · Jun 8

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, The Federalist remains an indispensable guide to understanding the constitutional system and the nation’s enduring independence

More people are talking about the Declaration of Independence now than they likely have for decades, largely because of the festivities, exhibits, historical commemorations and other public events associated with the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence.

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