Token Conservative

Writing about law, politics, and philosophy unshackled from the dominant academic mindset

  • Some Thoughts on Birthright Citizenship

                As the end of the Supreme Court’s 2025-26 term approaches, we will soon see a major decision on “birthright citizenship” under the Constitution. In Trump v. Barbara, the Court will review the preliminary injunctions placed by lower federal courts against President Trump’s Executive Order 14160. That order denied automatic citizenship to the children born to women…

  • A Little Knowledge Is a Dangerous Thing

    A few weeks ago, the former Boston University economics major and Democrat member of Congress from New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, once again channeled her inner Karl Marx, this time to declare that someone cannot “earn” a billion dollars, at least not legitimately and morally. On receiving much well-deserved scorn in response, she sought to cloak…