Ordered Liberty

The Language of Loss

How the Times Turned the Supreme Court into a Liberal Support Group

Nov 1, 2025 • Justin Evan Smith

October 2025

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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • Justin Evan Smith

The Evil Took Charlie Kirk

Make no mistake what is to blame.

Sep 10, 2025 • Justin Evan Smith

August 2025

Hate Emergency Declarations? Try Competence

The Lawful Remedy When Others Refuse to Govern.

Aug 14, 2025 • Justin Evan Smith

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

Winners don't need scapegoats.

Aug 12, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • 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, 2025 • Justin Evan Smith