Andrew P. Napolitano
Articles by Andrew P. Napolitano
Fourth Amendment doesn’t create rights but secures them from government interference
Last week, the Trump administration announced the streamlining of access to illegally seized personal data from unsuspecting Americans, thereby making warrantless domestic spying easier for the spies. Published June 4, 2025
Unbridled freedom of speech is foundational to America’s history, humanity and happiness
All attempts by the government to evaluate the content of speech and deter or punish what the government and its benefactors hate or fear are un-American, unconstitutional and unlawful. Published May 28, 2025
Government attacks on private property
A recent Supreme Court oral argument about the liability of the FBI for invading and terrorizing the wrong home has brought to mind the dark and dangerous history of law enforcement. Published May 21, 2025
What if freedom is suspended?
What if the writ of habeas corpus has been guaranteed to the British since 1215 and to Americans since 1789? Published May 14, 2025
Can Trump restore the constitutional limits on domestic 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 May 7, 2025
The arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan and an assault on the separation of powers
Last week, the FBI arrested a Wisconsin state judge as she was walking into the courthouse where she works. Published April 30, 2025
Pope Francis may have been the worst pope in history
A little over a year ago, I spent a week living and studying at the Vatican as a guest lecturer at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Published April 23, 2025
Having faith in Jesus’ resurrection
To believe that Jesus is God and man is to take Easter seriously. Published April 16, 2025
Trump’s tariffs raise constitutional questions about presidential taxation power
President Donald Trump has recently imposed a national sales tax on nearly all goods emanating from outside the United States to be paid by the ultimate consumer. Published April 9, 2025
Taking the Constitution seriously
The U.S. Constitution was crafted in 1787 to establish a new central government and limit it. Published April 2, 2025
A brief history of the freedom of speech
We have hired a government to protect our speech, not to tell us how to live. Published March 26, 2025
Civil liberties under fire: Zealous immigration enforcement bypasses constitutional safeguards
The history of human freedom is long, tortuous and not gratifying. Published March 19, 2025
My weekend in Moscow
When an invitation to visit Moscow arrived in my inbox, it was the culmination of a series of emails and telephone calls from Russian-American friends giving me a heads-up. Published March 12, 2025
Understanding the existence of truisms and recognizing their origin in nature
The world is filled with self-evident truths -- truisms -- that philosophers, lawyers and judges know need not be proved. Published March 5, 2025
Trump dismantling a ‘government by experts’
I have often thought that Woodrow Wilson was our worst president after Abraham Lincoln. By worst, I mean least faithful to the Constitution and most destructive of personal liberty. Published February 26, 2025
DOJ’s bribery of New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Can the Justice Department, which sought and obtained an indictment of Mayor Eric Adams on bribery charges, use its own bribery to influence the mayor's judgment on policy decisions? Published February 19, 2025
The myth of emergency powers
President Trump, in one of his freewheeling chats with the press, offered last week to declare an emergency at the Texas-Mexico border. Published February 12, 2025
Tariffs and the Constitution
The taxing power in the federal government resides in the Congress. Published February 5, 2025
Trump’s secret deal on zero-click spyware puts Americans’ privacy at risk
In 2021, to his credit, President Joe Biden warned the American public against the dangers of zero-click spyware manufactured by an Israeli corporation. Published January 29, 2025
TikTok and freedom of speech
Today, no law means whatever the court says it means. That happened last week when the Supreme Court upheld congressional legislation silencing TikTok. Published January 22, 2025
