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On Birthright Citizenship, We Should Honor the Constitution
by Bryan H. Wildenthal (originally published in Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 10, 2010; republished here without change except as noted below, December 25, 2025) (This essay was first published as a “Perspective” in the L.A. Daily Journal, which gave permission to republish it, as the author did on the American Constitution Society (ACS) blog,…
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Book Review: The 14th Amendment According to Barnett & Bernick
by Bryan H. Wildenthal (originally published June 2025, 112 Journal of American History 164, republished here in revised and expanded form, December 12, 2025) (See Copyright & Permissions Note on Vita & Contact page. This revised version of the review, to which I retain copyright, is a non-commercial derivative work in accordance with the publication license policy of Oxford…
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Why a Senate Run Would Advance Andy Beshear’s National Ambitions (and Could Save the Nation)
It Would Be Good For Kentucky and America Regardless of the Outcome of the 2026 Senate or 2028 Presidential Elections by Bryan H. Wildenthal (September 4, 2025) (See Copyright & Permissions Note on Vita & Contact page.) I don’t think any well-informed observer of American politics doesn’t assume Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear plans to run for the Democratic…
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The Malicious Dishonesty of J.D. Vance
He Lies Brazenly, Shamelessly, With Gleeful Bad Faith, Knowing His Lies Will Perpetrate Harm by Bryan H. Wildenthal (October 11, 2024) (See Copyright & Permissions Note on Vita & Contact page. Updated October 31, 2024. See also my July 20 and August 15 essays on Vance.) Sometimes a stunning moment of clarity arrives in the course of a…
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Essays on Politics
Photo by Bryan H. Wildenthal: San Diego County Administration Building lighted in solidarity with Ukraine, Feb. 26, 2022. (most recent first) Why a Senate Run Would Advance Andy Beshear’s National Ambitions (and Could Save the Nation) (Sept. 4, 2025) The Malicious Dishonesty of J.D. Vance (Oct. 11, 2024) The Vicious Hypocrisy of Vance’s Attacks on…
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Essays on Law
Photo by Bryan H. Wildenthal: U.S. Supreme Court Building, Washington, DC, June 2, 2010. (most recent first) On Birthright Citizenship, We Should Honor the Constitution (June 2010, rep. Dec. 25, 2025) Book Review: The 14th Amendment According to Barnett & Bernick (June 2025, rep. Dec. 12, 2025) Teaching Indian Law Again (Jan. 5, 2024)
The Skeptical Professor 