Andrew P. Napolitano
Articles by Andrew P. Napolitano
Time for federal government to sell the Postal Service
The Postal Service is a grossly inefficient entity which could never survive were it not a monopoly. Published August 26, 2020
From the streets of Portland to the NSA, U.S. government spying on everyone proceeds unabated
During this summer of madness in Portland, Oregon, and sadness over COVID-19, two below-the-radar events occurred implicating the insatiable appetite of U.S. government to spy on everyone in America. Published August 19, 2020
Trump’s unconstitutional executive orders: Only Congress can spend federal monies
The Treasury cannot legally borrow or spend a nickel unless it has been expressly authorized to do so by law -- meaning by legislation enacted by Congress. Published August 12, 2020
Portland demonstrates that government spying on citizens has become commonplace, and easy
The government spies routinely on Americans today -- so much so that the revelation of it ceases to shock. Published August 5, 2020
Federal government materially interfering with lawful dissent in Portland
The U.S. Constitution and federal law prohibit the introduction of the military into domestic law enforcement unless requested by the state legislature or the governor. Both the Portland mayor and the Oregon governor have asked the feds to go home. Published July 29, 2020
How totalitarianism begins in the U.S.
The feds' activities are unconstitutional because they are using government force to arrest people without probable cause or arrest warrants. There is no legal basis for these "arrests," as they have not charged anyone. Published July 22, 2020
A brief history of the freedom of speech in America
As the framers understood, all persons have a natural right to think as we wish and to say and publish whatever we think. Even hateful, hurtful and harmful speech is protected speech. Published July 15, 2020
America’s tyrants and anarchists squeeze personal liberties in a vise
This summer in America, we are approaching the end of a civilized and free society as we have known it. Published July 8, 2020
Revolutionary spirit of individual liberty with minimal government embraced America in 1776
Are all men created equal or are they not? Does the government have our consent or does it not? Are our liberties natural to our existence or are they not? Published July 1, 2020
Tearing down statues risks rewriting American history and forgetting its slavery roots
I am amazed at the efforts around the country to remove and destroy painful mementos of our history. When a statue is erected to a historical figure, the erection is a statement about the balance of the person's life worth. It is not a claim of perfection. Published June 24, 2020
Tyrannical governors ignore Constitution’s protection of religious freedom
Here is a pop quiz on the U.S. Constitution. What is the first freedom protected by the Bill of Rights? The first protected freedom is religion. The tyrannical behavior of many state governors has ignored this. Published June 17, 2020
Don’t go to work, don’t go to church and don’t gather, unless the government approves
Today, we are the government's prisoners. Wear your mask. Stay at home. Don't go to work. Don't open your business. Don't go to church. Published June 10, 2020
America is under attack from three deadly viruses: COVID-19, hubris and racism
The late historian Chalmers Johnson observed that if we fail to eliminate racism and hubris in the government, we will pay dearly. Published June 3, 2020
The government has no right to determine what goods, services or venues are essential
Some of us are willing to take chances and even do "nonessential" things. The essence of the freedoms for which we have fought since 1776 is the liberty to be ourselves. Published May 27, 2020
What if the U.S. government has it all wrong about the COVID-19 pandemic?
What if the government has it wrong -- on the medicine and the law? What if face masks can't stop the COVID-19 virus? What if quarantining the healthy makes no medical sense? What if staying at home for months reduces immunity? Published May 20, 2020
Why Americans must stop acting like sheep and tell the government to take a hike
Does the government work for us or do we work for the government? Formally, it works for us. We elect officials because we trust their judgment. Published May 13, 2020
U.S. Constitution shredded by dangerous elected officials during COVID-19 pandemic
The current interferences with the exercise of rights protected by the Bill of Rights devolve around travel, assembly, interstate commercial activities and the exercise of religious beliefs. Published May 6, 2020
In COVID-19 America, freedom is a privilege subject to government permission slips
All elected state governors in power today have nullified the freedom-protecting clauses of the Constitution. If those clauses can be nullified, then of what value are they? Published April 29, 2020
During COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy blatantly ignores the Constitution
Mr. Murphy is unfit for office for violating his solemn public oath and the public trust and for trampling human freedom. Published April 22, 2020
Do governors have the right to decide which human activities are essential?
During the past month, as Americans have been terrified of the coronavirus, another demon has been lurking ready to pounce. It is a demon of our own creation. It is the now amply manifested inability of elected officials to resist the temptation of totalitarianism. Published April 15, 2020
