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Can Charleston’s Forgiveness Square with Justice and the Constitution? by Jake MacAulay Glenn Beck recently posted a story and video of an MSNBC anchor in tears as he witnessed a spontaneous outburst of church and community members singing Gospel songs and offering prayers of forgiveness at the Charleston Emanuel AME Church, the site of a recent horrific shooting.  The families and friends of the victims showed the most powerful demonstration of true love that we can experie

This Memorial Day Be a Patriot!  by Jake MacAulay What if I asked you, "Do you feel Patriotic paying taxes to fund the central government's nationalization of the banks, the insurance industry, the automobile industry, the health care industry, and now local police forces or the use of the American military for unconstitutional and immoral, wasteful wars for empire?"   I am assuming that if you are a Patriot--a genuine American of good will-- you would answer, "no."   What if

Baltimore, Black, White and Central Power by Jake MacAulay Recently Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that the Justice Department will investigate the Baltimore Police Department, an investigation that City Executive, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Baltimore requested.  So it seems she is calling for an examination into her own failings?    Please take note that this investigation is distinguished from a separate civil rights probe which the Attorney General’s Offic

Jay Z and Beyoncé Bankrolling Liberty or Slavery? by Jake MacAulay Jay Z and Beyoncé bankrolled protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson with tens of thousands of dollars in bail money, a writer and social activist close to both of them claimed.   “I can say I’ve personally helped facilitate donations they’ve given to protesters directly and that they never ask for anything in return, especially publicity,” author Dream Hampton told the Daily News in an email.   In my former life

Will Indiana Be Broken by Law? by Jake MacAulay At the foundation of every social order is a concept of law, government and individual rights. For most of the history of our country this foundation was the Bible — the Word of God — including both the Old and New Testaments. All of the original 13 states expressed in their Constitutions that the Christian Faith was the foundation of law. And the laws of each of those states were designed to secure the protection of its exercis

Is the Supreme Court the God of Marriage? by Jake MacAulay As you read or watch my column this week I will be at the United States Supreme Court with my Pastor and family to show my support of God-ordained marriage between one man and one woman. We at Institute on the Constitution also participated in the case currently before the Supreme Court with an Amicus Brief that respectfully warned the court of the certainty of God’s judgment upon a society that would attempt to redef

Do TSA's Threat-Spotting Tips Threaten The Fourth Amendment? by Jake MacAulay Have you ever thought about who could be a potential threat in an airport? Well, according to the Transportation Security Administration that’s pretty much anyone who’s breathing.The TSA has kept its Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques, or SPOT, checklist out of the public eye for quite a while, but on Friday The Intercept published the 92-point checklist after a disgruntled TSA source

Can Obama Serve Another Term? by Jake MacAulay I have heard from time to time that there are people in America who believe Obama is going to try to run for another term as President. I could see the theory flames being stoked this weekend as Obama invoked the “cut it out” gesture, slicing his hand in front of his neck while a small crowd at a Princeton basketball game cheered, “Four more years! Four more years!” The last president to embark on a third term was the philanderer

Is Dr. Carson Making Believe? by Jake MacAulay Since I released my column last week titled “ Just What are Gay Rights?”  I have received a lot of feedback. Especially since a day later Dr. Ben Carson made a clarification of his Gay Rights statements. The good doctor said on Facebook, “While I remain opposed to same-sex marriage, I have and will continue to support recognition of same-sex civil unions. I have and will continue full recognition of same-sex marriage in state jur

So Just What Are Gay Rights? by Jake MacAulay Recently I had the opportunity to speak at a conference with Dr. Ben Carson, a possible Presidential candidate, and I had a chance to learn more about him and his views. Dr. Carson was the leading pediatric neurosurgeon in the world – he was not just able to perform brain surgery but was gifted with the skills that earned him international acclaim.   He is a powerful and knowledgeable speaker who clearly articulates a strong pro-m

Billionaires and Billions of Food Stamps by Jake MacAulay Forbes.com reported this week that, “A record 290 newcomers joined the Forbes billionaires list in the last year as world markets defied international turmoil. While wars, diseases and currency crises made headlines, tycoons from every continent but Antarctica managed to mint new 10-figure fortunes.”     The United States ranked second, contributing 57 new billionaires. Who is the most famous rookie on the billionaire

Edward Snowden Wins Oscar, Loses Country by Jake MacAulay Director Laura Poitras accepts the award for best documentary for her film & Citizen four at the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. Edward Snowden was recently recognized for his heroic Patriotism again as Citizenfour, the film chronicling the events surrounding his heroic and historic revelation of U.S. government wrongdoing, and received critical acclaim including an Oscar. As you may recall, Snowde