Andrew P. Napolitano
Articles by Andrew P. Napolitano
Why you should use cash to buy guns
Under pressure from the governors of New York and California, Visa, Mastercard and American Express have agreed to keep a list of commercial transactions made through their credit card systems at gun shops. Published September 14, 2022
The right of Americans to be left alone
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to privacy. Like other amendments in the Bill of Rights, it doesn't create the right; it limits government interference with it. Published September 7, 2022
Why Donald Trump will soon be indicted
What will former President Donald Trump say in his defense to taking national defense information? I cannot think of a legally viable one. Published August 31, 2022
Trump search warrant and the dark side of law enforcement
The execution of a search warrant on the home of former President Donald Trump has brought to mind a dark and dangerous side of law enforcement. Published August 24, 2022
Unconstitutional security state targets Trump
Former President Donald Trump will soon be indicted by a federal grand jury. Published August 17, 2022
Roe haunts from its grave: Dobbs opinion failed to overrule its core rationale
The Supreme Court's recent Dobbs opinion reversing 1973's Roe v. Wade, which unleashed 64 million abortions in the United States, is based on the principles of popular democracy and federalism. Published August 10, 2022
Presidents kill because they can
What if the purpose of sending nearly $60 billion in cash and military aid to Ukraine is to extend the war Ukraine can only win if American troops become involved? Published August 3, 2022
Your gun is none of the government’s business
No sooner had the Supreme Court released its decision last month recognizing the personal right to carry a handgun outside the home than the big-government politicians began to resist the court's holding. Published July 27, 2022
The Uvalde disaster and our right to self-defense
The failure of law enforcement at all levels to protect 19 children who were slaughtered by a madman in Uvalde, Texas, in May has raised serious questions about the role of police in our once-free society. Published July 20, 2022
Tyranny of the majority: The spiraling overreach of the federal government
Does it really matter if the instrument curtailing liberty is a monarch or a popularly elected legislature? Published July 13, 2022
What if the federal government destroys our freedoms?
What if the federal government views the Constitution as an obstacle to be avoided? Published July 6, 2022
Forever prisoners: Gitmo and due process of the law
Due process means that all defendants in criminal cases and all persons detained by the government are entitled to know the charges against them, are entitled to a fair jury trial with a neutral judge, and enjoy the right to appeal an adverse verdict. Published June 29, 2022
Julian Assange and freedom of speech
The Department of Justice in two administrations has persecuted mercilessly and sought to prosecute aggressively the Australian journalist Julian Assange for his exercise of the freedom of speech. Published June 22, 2022
Twitter and freedom of speech
When James Madison authored the language that would become the First Amendment, he and his colleagues feared that the new federal government might enact legislation that would interfere with personal liberty. Published June 15, 2022
Bloody Gina Haspel and her team of torturers
Bloody Gina and her team of torturers may feel safe from American prosecutors, as the Mr. al-Nashiri tortures took place well outside of the statute of limitations -- but not from all prosecutors. Published June 8, 2022
In America’s culture of death, there is neither peace nor freedom
People usually get the government they fear, whether it be Hitler's willing executioners, Russian President Vladimir Putin's willing dupes or America's willing subserviates. Published June 1, 2022
Thoughts on Justice Alito’s Dobbs v. Jackson draft opinion
In the pilfered draft opinion authored by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, he wrote that Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey were both egregiously wrong when decided, are wrong today and so should be overruled. Published May 25, 2022
Tops shooting and Hochul’s knee-jerk attack on the First, Second Amendments
Within hours of the tragic killings of 10 Americans -- nine Black and one white -- in a Buffalo supermarket by a deranged white racist last week, the governor of New York began calling for infringements upon personal liberty. Published May 18, 2022
The slaughter of babies should be unfathomable
Last week, when the pilfered draft of a Supreme Court opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito was leaked to the media, it saddened me deeply. Published May 11, 2022
The ‘Bill of Temporary Privileges’: Americans have no rights
Last week, the Director of National Intelligence revealed that in 2021 the FBI engaged in 3.4 million warrantless electronic searches of Americans. Published May 4, 2022