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Andrew P. Napolitano

Andrew P. Napolitano

Andrew P. Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, is an analyst for the Fox News Channel. He has written seven books on the U.S. Constitution.

Articles by Andrew P. Napolitano

Federal government glorifies violence and America is at war with itself illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

America is at war with itself and abroad

When the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed that God was dead, he didn't mean it literally, as that would have been impossible. Published February 14, 2024

Government spying on Americans illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Feds are buying our text messages and email

en. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, revealed that the National Security Agency has been buying huge caches of Americans' text messages and email from Big Tech. Published January 31, 2024

Milk and the police state illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Milk and the police state

Last week, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, state troopers and investigators executed a search warrant on the farm of Amos Miller. Mr. Miller has been producing fresh unadulterated dairy products for 40 years. Published January 10, 2024

New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Office pool 2025: A quiz predicting the future

In January 2025, Donald Trump will be (a) In federal prison, (b) preparing to be inaugurated president, (c) fuming in his bedroom at Mar-a-Lago over his second loss to Joe Biden, (d) none of the above. Published December 27, 2023

A detail of the baby Jesus is seen in a Nativity scene in the East Room during a media preview of the 2017 holiday decorations at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

What if Christmas is real? The story of Jesus

What if Christmas is a core belief in the birth of Jesus Christ, who lived among us and many times offered a freely given promise of eternal life that no believer should reject or apologize for? Published December 20, 2023

Protecting free speech and free silence illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

In defense of free speech and free silence

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he included in it a list of the colonists' grievances with the British government. Published December 13, 2023

Illustration on Thanksgiving and the evils of government by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

An unhappy Thanksgiving

What if the government's true goal is to perpetuate its own power? What if the real levers of governmental power are pulled by agents and diplomats and by bureaucrats and central bankers behind the scenes? Published November 22, 2023

Lack of freedom of speech illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Whatever happened to freedom of speech?

Here is a pop quiz: If the states ratified an amendment to the Constitution repealing the First Amendment, would we still enjoy the freedom of speech? Published November 15, 2023

Edward Snowden and the Fourth Amendment illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Great man in Moscow Edward Snowden: Stateless but not voiceless

When the Trump administration obtained an indictment of Edward Snowden for violating the Espionage Act of 1917, many of us who believe that the Fourth Amendment means what it says were deeply critical of the government. Published November 1, 2023

Congress and President's Power to Declare War Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden, military force and the Constitution

Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before war is waged? Published October 25, 2023

In this April 17, 2019, photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. A military medical panel has concluded that one of the five 9/11 defendants held at Guantanamo Bay has been rendered delusional and psychotic by the torture he underwent years ago while in CIA custody. A military judge is expected to rule as soon as Thursday whether al-Shibh’s mental issues render him incompetent to take part in the proceedings against him. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Guantanamo: A constitutional debacle

When President George W. Bush formulated the concept of an American Devil's Island in Cuba, he did so heedless of the damage to the Constitution his experiment in torture and confinement without end would bring about. Published October 11, 2023

FISA Shreds the Constitution Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Government evades the Constitution

Six months ago, FBI officials boasted that in 2022, their agents had spied on only 120,000 Americans without search warrants! Under the Constitution, that number should be zero. Published October 4, 2023