Ordered Liberty

Judges Without Jurisdiction: When “Case or Controversy” Becomes Casualty

Judge Karin Immergut’s injunction against the administration’s use of the National Guard in Oregon will be praised as an act of courage.

Oct 6 • 

Justin Evan Smith

Captured by Lunacy: How Identity Politics Softened a Terror Case Against a Supreme Court Justice

Nicholas Roske didn’t just show up at Brett Kavanaugh’s house upset about a ruling.

Oct 4 • 

Justin Evan Smith

September 2025

Public Choice, Private Costs: How a Tiny Coalition Created Trans Policy

Public choice is the study of politics using the same assumptions we use to explain markets: people respond to incentives, organize around gains, and…

Sep 27 • 

Justin Evan Smith

The Evil Took Charlie Kirk

Make no mistake what is to blame.

Sep 10 • 

Justin Evan Smith

August 2025

Hate Emergency Declarations? Try Competence

The Lawful Remedy When Others Refuse to Govern.

Aug 14 • 

Justin Evan Smith

The Loser’s Alibi: Antisemitism as a Politics of Failure

Winners don't need scapegoats.

Aug 12 • 

Justin Evan Smith

We Should Always be Building in America.

How the gospel of globalization broke its promises—and left American workers behind.

Aug 7 • 

Justin Evan Smith

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July 2025

The Rise of Shadow Precedent

How the Supreme Court Is Quietly Binding Lower Courts Without Saying So

Jul 23 • 

Justin Evan Smith

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June 2025

Why Does Iran Want the Bomb? Not for What You Think

The danger isn't nuclear war—it's global immunity.

Jun 19 • 

Justin Evan Smith

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Beyond Perpetual Victimhood: Palestinians, Responsibility, and the Narrative of Destiny

"The Palestinian Exception to Responsibility Must End."

Jun 3 • 

Justin Evan Smith

May 2025

The Illegality of Trump’s Tariffs—and the Trade Truths They Exposed

A federal court just struck down Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. The Constitution demands it—but the conversation he started must continue.

May 29 • 

Justin Evan Smith

When Silence Speaks: What the Court’s Pass on Student Speech Reveals

By refusing to hear a student speech case, the Court left unclear whether unpopular biological or political beliefs still qualify as protected…

May 27 • 

Justin Evan Smith

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