“Mark Pulliam is one of the few truly fearless, devastatingly incisive, original and yet deeply learned commentators on the contemporary legal scene. His new blog is a welcome addition and a splendid and provocative resource.” | misruleoflaw.com
Since moving from East Tennessee to the Nashville area a few months ago, one of the biggest differences we have noticed is that people are better informed and more engaged; the local newspaper (the Williamson Herald) actually resembles a newspaper, as opposed to the Daily Times‘ reprinting press releases from favored agencies and NGOs; and the body of conservative residents is robust and vocal. Unlike in Blount County, the local Republican Party is active and holds public events. There are ...| Misrule of Law
“Mark Pulliam is one of the few truly fearless, devastatingly incisive, original and yet deeply learned commentators on the contemporary legal scene. His new blog is a welcome addition and a splendid and provocative resource.” | misruleoflaw.com
Responding to periodic exigencies confronting the nation defies reduction to a unitary “jurisprudential framework,” but good faith and common sense usually suffice.| Misrule of Law
“Mark Pulliam is one of the few truly fearless, devastatingly incisive, original and yet deeply learned commentators on the contemporary legal scene. His new blog is a welcome addition and a splendid and provocative resource.” | misruleoflaw.com
In addition to complying with the Constitution, color-blindness—equality before the law–is a more effective policy for promoting black advancement than the grievance culture of racial preferences. Meritocracy is the crucible for self-improvement.| Misrule of Law
Beware of power-seeking opportunists promoting divisive conspiracy theories and exploiting anti-government paranoia. Are the straw men they erect merely props for their own self-aggrandizement?| Misrule of Law
The John Birch Society-type wing-nuts seek to kneecap Tennessee’s crusading AG by tethering him to their crackpot theory of the U.S. Constitution. Worse, the bill would declare that President Trump’s executive orders are lawless diktats.| Misrule of Law
Ilya Shapiro did not “discover” the problem of wokeness in legal academia, which has been festering for years, but in 2022 the problem discovered him. His eye-opening account is a clarion call for reform.| Misrule of Law
“Bottom line: it is not the role of passive index-fund managers to advance social or political policy, liberal or conservative. To function as they should, the financial markets must be a transparent, honest, level playing field focused on investor returns.” | Misrule of Law
Law & Liberty collected holiday reading picks from its editorial staff (here). Here is my favorite book from 2024. Thanks to Real Clear Books! Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: American conservatives tend to focus on their nation’s own brief history, as if time began on July 4, 1776. With a narrative spanning several millennia, The End of Everything by Victor Davis … Read more| Misrule of Law
Labor unions are not pro-worker, and improving the status of America’s blue-collar middle class does not depend on fealty to union bosses. This essay first appeared in Civitas Outlook, the new online journal of the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas-Austin, on December 17, 2024 (here). Civitas Outlook is edited by my friend (and former editor at Law & … Read more| Misrule of Law
Why did corporate America become more interested in making leftist political statements than earning profits for shareholders? And how can it be fixed? Commerce is, after all, a two-way street. This essay first appeared in Law & Liberty on December 4, 2024 (here). Thanks to Power Line, Real Clear Policy (here), and Buck Throckmorton at Ace of Spades HQ (here)! … Read more| Misrule of Law
Serious problems—and the nation is beset by many–require serious solutions. Conservatives should unite in finding meaningful solutions that will work in the real world. Nullification is not among them.| Misrule of Law