Andrew P. Napolitano

Criminal or hero?: Secrecy vs. Jack Teixeira’s truth

The arrest last week of 21-year-old Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira on charges of espionage has sparked a debate in the intelligence community about whether his behavior is criminal or heroic. Published April 19, 2023

The Pentagon Papers, again

Does the government work for us, or do we work for the government? Published April 12, 2023

Taking Easter seriously: Freedom is essential means to unite with truth

When American colonists were oppressed by British governance, the word most frequently uttered in pamphlets, editorials and sermons was not "safety" or "taxes"; it was "freedom." Published April 5, 2023

Trump’s antics could get him locked up at Manhattan arraignment

After processing what he heard on cable television, former President Donald Trump publicly announced two weeks ago that he would be arrested by the New York Police Department. Published March 29, 2023

Federal bank bailout: What happens when firefighters are the arsonists?

In the past week, two top 20 American banks have failed. A bank failure occurs when government regulators determine that the current and likely demand for a return of deposits cannot be met. Published March 22, 2023

Defending Jan. 6 defendants: What happens when government breaks its own laws?

Five members of the Proud Boys are on trial for sedition in federal court in Washington. Sedition is a conspiracy to overthrow the federal government by the use of force. Published March 15, 2023

Spying in plain sight: Section 702 of FISA shouldn’t be reauthorized

Last week, the Biden administration asked Congress to permit its agents to continue to spy on Americans without a search warrant. Published March 8, 2023

Enemies of all mankind: U.S. government’s torture regime

In a federal courtroom at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an American physician hired by the Pentagon testified about the CIA's use of rectal "feeding" tubes on prisoners it detained and tortured. Published March 1, 2023

Biden’s reckless, illegal and unconstitutional war in Ukraine

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 February 22, 2023

What is Biden’s goal in Russia-Ukraine war?

Which is more destructive to personal liberty: a government that engages in secret acts of war, or a public and news media that are indifferent to it? Published February 15, 2023

Fake money and borrowed time: A political system incapable of living within its means

In December 1776, just five months after the Declaration of Independence had been signed and a year and a half into the Revolutionary War, Thomas Paine sensed desperation throughout the colonies. Published February 8, 2023

The legacy of George W. Bush and his torturers

In the days and months following the attacks of 9/11, the government laid the blame for orchestrating the attacks on Osama bin Laden. Published February 1, 2023

How local cops get your bank records

This column has recently outlined the specious arguments offered by the feds when they have been caught spying on ordinary Americans. Published January 25, 2023

The FBI’s contempt for the Constitution and its continued ‘lawful’ spying

Among the lesser-known holes in the Constitution cut by the Patriot Act of 2001 was the destruction of the "wall" between federal law enforcement and federal spies. Published January 18, 2023

Government by experts: All regulations interfere with personal liberty

I have often thought that after Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson was our worst president. By worst, I mean least faithful to the Constitution and most destructive of personal liberty. Published January 11, 2023

Biden should prohibit all warrantless domestic spying

In the course of an FBI written response to a Freedom of Information Act, the government has yet again acknowledged its antipathy to constitutional provisions that all of its employees have sworn to uphold. Published January 4, 2023

America’s rule of brute force: Searching for monsters around the globe

If it is lawful for the U.S. government to enter Mexico and kidnap a Mexican physician, is it lawful for the Chinese government to enter Hawaii and kidnap an American tech executive or politician? Published December 28, 2022

What if Christmas is real?

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 21, 2022

Americans’ right to be left alone

In his famous dissent in Olmstead v. United States, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in 1928 called the right to be left alone the most comprehensive of rights valued by civilized men. Published December 14, 2022

Protecting Ye, Alex Jones and Trump’s freedom of hate speech

Not too long ago, it was considered unfashionable to discuss the Nazis in Germany in the 1930s and '40s in terms of anyone's present-day behavior. Published December 7, 2022