As we begin the new year, we are also starting a new section of Article I, one of the most familiar and important parts of our...
When the American colonies first clashed with Britain over taxation, much of their frustration focused on Charles Townshend and, later, Frederick North. Both men served simultaneously...
Over the years, I have come to realize that many of my students know little about the U.S. Constitution. And even as I speak to older generations,...
One of the biggest differences between traveling abroad and traveling domestically is seeing armed soldiers at airports and on the streets in most other nations. While...
Section III of Article I of the Constitution is all about the Senate. When reading the original Section III before modern amendments, right away one might...
Article I, Section II of the United States Constitution deals with the U.S. House of Representatives. A previous article discussed qualifications for membership in the House...
Of all the sentences in the Constitution, Article I, Section I is the most important and today is also the most abused. Our Founders created a...
What does the Constitution mean to you? September 17 has come and gone, with minimal celebration of Constitution Day, which commemorated 236 years since 12 of...
The celebration of the 234th Birthday of the Constitution is set for Saturday, September 18, 2021, beginning at 10 am at Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Winchester,...
RICHMOND (May 3, 2021) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring is appealing a lower court ruling that granted a request filed by the Trump Department of...
If you read this column, then you know my goal is not to persuade a particular belief but to merely inform with historical knowledge. Such...
There has been a lot of talk lately about the Electoral College. If you read social media, you will see many opinions on why it...
On Balance Those founding fathers who crafted our Constitution were brilliant! But if they came up short on anything, it was in anticipating man’s capacity for...