The Obama administration's response to a challenge to the constitutionality of health care legislation reaffirms its belief that the power of the federal government is unlimited and must be exercised because ordinary Americans are incapable of managing their own affairs.

Cases that will have profound effects on ObamaCare's future are already pending before the Supreme Court. The justices will get these cases right.

Walter's great contribution is in seeing the Constitution whole--as much more than a set of legal doctrines or parade of court decisions--and in showing that it can illuminate the most vexing contemporary problems and controversies. There is no better way to observe Constitution Day than to read Walter Berns.

As Connecticut's legislature reconsiders aspects of its hastily enacted "Clean Elections" law, one gets the sense of impending buyer's remorse.

Obama's 2011 Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility plan grants certain states waivers from No Child Left Behind accountability requirements if they agree to a series of preset conditions, but the waiver plan poses several notable risks.

Our constitutional order is becoming markedly less competitive--making government less responsive and leaving critical sectors of our society less dynamic and free. To understand the sources of this trend and its importance, we need first to understand the nature, advantages, and challenges of competition itself.

Luncheon address delivered at The Transatlantic Law Forum's Fifth Annual Conference. Delivered at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany.

It is important to understand and define the degree to which a mandate may limit an individual's ability to direct resources for personal care.