The Constitution is still relevant today. We should expose more people to it, so they can make up their minds how they want it to be applied, rather than addressing government with minimal knowledge of how it works.
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Connor Mighell
Connor Mighell is a third-year law student at the University of Alabama School of Law with an undergraduate degree in Political Philosophy from Baylor University. He is a contributor at Merion West and the curator of "Five in a Flash," a weekday newsletter. His work has been featured at The Federalist, SB Nation, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Hill, The Dallas Morning News, and The New Americana.
Author: Connor Mighell
Connor Mighell is a third-year law student at the University of Alabama School of Law with an undergraduate degree in Political Philosophy from Baylor University. He is a contributor at Merion West and the curator of "Five in a Flash," a weekday newsletter. His work has been featured at The Federalist, SB Nation, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Hill, The Dallas Morning News, and The New Americana.
Let’s Require Constitutional Study in Public Schools
The Freedom Not To Associate, In Light of Charlottesville
If the private market decides to flee racism and terrorism, everyone will be better off.
Mighell: Don’t Confuse “Alt-Right” with Conservatism
This idolatry of racial origin as definitive of a person’s worth runs directly counter to the foundational principles of the American Right.
We Can (and Should) Legislate Morality
We can legislate morality. We do it all the time.
Keep Money in Politics
Despite its critics, money in politics is a good thing. Campaign ads, especially negative ones, help voters make better-informed decisions.
Repeal the Seventeenth Amendment
The House and Senate were always intended to serve different functions.