Author: populist

How the Law Affects Corporate Behavior

…There’s nothing in the Constitution, which is public law, that gives corporations the rights they’ve gotten. It never mattered to them. They just crafted their own private law, piece by piece, over many years...

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Bush-Cheney Trainwreck — Undo

…Clearing away the Bush-Cheney trainwreck will require that we do three different jobs well: First, we need to morph from milquetoast, directionless consumers back to regular, rights-demanding, well-organized, American...

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The Constitution is Not for Trivia

…Think about this for a moment. The people have the freedom to believe, or not believe anything they wish, and may not be prohibited from doing so. The people may speak their mind and have it published and may not be...

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On the Electoral College, continued

…Just a casual observation of our political climate should make it clear that the college is not the founders’ original system. When the Constitution was ratified and the Electoral College was put into place, there...

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