The American Spectator

The National Firearms Act of 1934 (“NFA”) defines a machine gun as “Any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of...

Earlier this month, in National Rifle Association (NRA) v. Vullo, the gun-rights organization won a landmark victory at the Supreme Court. Given the Court’s conservative majority, a casual court-watcher might find this unsurprising. Less intuitively, the NRA received legal representation...

Why the outburst of campus protests in recent years, culminating in the sizable and sometimes violent demonstrations at such prestigious universities as Harvard, Columbia, Northwestern, and Stanford? While many factors are at work, one that seldom gets mentioned: boredom. Students...

David Boaz, the Cato Institute’s long-time executive vice president, left us last week. His passing was an obvious personal loss to his family and friends. It was a professional loss for the Cato Institute. It was political loss for libertarians....

The vice presidency is the U.S. Constitution’s oddity. Aside from presiding over the U.S. Senate and casting a vote when there is a tie, there are few official duties associated with the office. Unless delegated a policy portfolio the vice...

The month of June is often recognized these days as “pride month,” dedicated to the celebration of the chief of the seven deadly sins. But for well over a century, the Catholic Church has dedicated June to the Sacred Heart...

Jefferson wrote of “the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God” in his ringing declaration which still speaks to our hearts.  But what these Laws of Nature are is a matter of considerable debate. Jefferson professed the watchmaker God of the...

The Hyde Amendment, which prevents the use of federal funds for abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is in danger, is one of the most controversial and important amendments in American history. Most people...

CNN reports that a “left-wing activist” released secret recordings of Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, and Justice Samuel Alito and his wife. Though incredibly sleazy, the stunt was also a colossal swing and miss. What did we...

If she gets close and your pulse quickens, you’re head over heels in love. It’s normal. It’s spring. The sun’s shining. Everyone’s in love. We men overdose on vitamin D and hundreds of beautiful women emerge from the cave where...