The real triumph of civilization is the extent to which coercion is banished from human relations.

Today most habeas involves the federal courts overriding state convictionswhere it used to be mostly the reverse.

Brute force is not our salvation, especially as directed by State central planning and done with little regard for the innocents.

As the nation-state has monopolized habeas corpus … on balance we have far more people in prison, federal and state, than ever.

The most destructive thing governments do is divide people against each other, all in competition over the reins of the state.

For years, liberals have demonstrated a near religious devotion to the cause of 'cleaning up elections' with campaign finance reform, the wondrous panacea that would finally rescue our great country from corruption in politics. ... How anyone could believe that corrupt politicians could or would legislate away their own corruption is completely beyond me.

The real triumph of civilization is the extent to which coercion is banished from human relations.