U.S. Laws and Legislation

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A soldier stands guard at the U.S.-Mexican border in 1916.
The Summer of ’10: Federal Power, Local Autonomy, and the Struggle over Immigration Policy
Saxonburg Memorial Church.
Does the First Amendment Separate Church and State?
Richesons Church in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
The Separation of Church and State Is Rooted in American Christianity
President Obama signing the new student loan legislation in March 2010.
The Kids Aren’t Alright: The Policymaking of Student Loan Policy
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Final Vote.
True Bipartisanship Is Not Love and Kisses
Kagan, Obama, and Roberts before her investiture ceremony, October 1, 2010.
How Empathy Makes Superior Judges – and Justice
Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy meeting with Kagan.
What’s Wrong With Kagan’s Confirmation Hearings
President George W. Bush signs "No Child Left Behind" into law in 2002.
Updating ‘No Child Left Behind:’ Change, or More of the Same
members of the Tea Party holding signs
The Great American Debate Recommences
Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' idealized 1900 depiction of (left to right) Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson of the Committee of Five working on the Declaration.
Stealing the First Amendment from the People
The Warren Court (1953–1969).
Blending Empathy and Justice
Crowds outside the Bank of United States in New York after its failure in 1931.
Blame It All on Unintended Consequences
1935 cartoon by Vaughn Shoemaker in which he parodied the New Deal as a card game with alphabetical agencies.
The Auto Bailout: a Bad Deal
The federal government commissioned a series of public murals from the artists it employed: William Gropper's Construction of a Dam (1939) is characteristic of much of the art of the 1930s, with workers seen in heroic poses, laboring in unison to complete a great public project.
Guess What? The New Deal Worked!
Drawing/wood engraving of the state capitol of Illinois at Springfield.
Can Illinois Again Lead by (Bad) Example?
photo of FDR.
Picking Up Where FDR Left Off
American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932.
The Bailout: A Far Cry from Socialism
President Nixon signing a bill in 1972.
When Congress Failed to Stop the Vietnam War
A home for sale in Columbus, OH. Picture by the author.
(Fore)Closing on the American Dream
J.P. Morgan
Time (Yet Again) for Preventative Regulation
U.S. National Archives building
New Laws Needed to Stop Bullying of National Archives
Jefferson High School Marching Colonials perform on the steps of National Archives Building on Constitution Day, September 17, 1974.
Let’s Do Something Constitutional on Constitution Day
A foreclosure sign in front of a home
Avoiding Market Meltdowns
A teacher and her students in an elementary school classroom.
When a Good Public Education Becomes a Constitutional Right