Professor of History, Georgia Southern University
Johnathan O'Neill is Professor of History at Georgia Southern University. Professor O’Neill is the author of Originalism in American Law and Politics: A Constitutional History (2005) and Conservative Thought and American Constitutionalism Since the New Deal (2023).
Frederick W. Claybrook Jr. is an Attorney at Claybrook LLC.
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The Accidental Success of the NLRA: How a Law about Unions Achieved Its Goals by Giving Us Fewer Unions
In today’s politics, agreement is a rare beast. So it’s notable when it shows up. And...
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Reviving the Lost Liberty: Why the Assembly Clause Matters Today
Protests on a range of sensitive issues have roiled college campuses across the nation this...
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“To Bigotry No Sanction, To Persecution No Assistance”: George Washington and Jews in America
Since the barbarous incursion by Hamas on October 7, antisemitic attacks and threats have reached...
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Nowhere to Live?
In over 40 years of litigating environmental and property rights cases on behalf of small...
A Response to the Constitution's Critics
Johnathan O'Neill
Federalist Society Review, Volume 25
A review of Dennis Hale and Marc Landy, Keeping the Republic: A Defense of American...
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Originalism Is Good for the Common Good
The Club for Growth recently put out a new policy handbook, entitled “Freedom Forward,” covering...
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The Concern for Human Flourishing at the Core of Antitrust Law
Antitrust law did not start in 1890. Though judges, scholars, and government officials often describe...
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Moore v. United States and the Uncertainty About “Direct” and “Indirect” Taxes
Our Constitution distinguishes between direct and indirect taxes. Indirect tax rates must be uniform throughout...
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Self-Evident Truths: The One Sure Foundation for True Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
In recent years, corporations, government agencies, and institutions of higher education across the country have...
The Time Is Ripe to Disincorporate the Establishment Clause
Frederick W. Claybrook
Federalist Society Review, Volume 25
The Supreme Court’s 1947 incorporation of the Establishment Clause[1] through the Due Process Clause of...