Articles by Christopher Monday

Freedom is rarely lost all at once. More often, it is surrendered piece by piece—through fear, complacency, and the gradual acceptance of censorship disguised as responsibility. Today, one of the greatest threats to liberty is […]

In an era where political identity often seems more important than constitutional principle, many Americans are growing weary of being forced into rigid partisan camps. Increasingly, people are asking a simple but important question: Should […]

Politics today often feels less like a debate over ideas and more like a contest of tribes. Too many Americans are pressured to choose loyalty to a political party, personality, or movement over loyalty to […]

“Darmok” from Star Trek: The Next Generation is a powerful story about communication that fails at the level of language—but succeeds at the level of understanding. In the episode, Captain Picard encounters the Tamarians, a […]

Knowledge vs. Wisdom: Why Liberty Requires Both—But Depends on One In a free society, knowledge is abundant. Information is everywhere—accessible, searchable, and constantly expanding. But liberty, as envisioned by the framers of the Constitution, was […]

The idea of the federal government bailing out and taking a controlling ownership stake in a private company—such as Spirit Airlines—is not just economically questionable; it raises serious constitutional concerns and should be approached with […]

At first glance, the words liberty and freedom are often treated as interchangeable—two sides of the same coin, used to express the same ideal. But they are not identical. In fact, understanding the distinction between […]

The debate surrounding Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is not simply about national security—it is fundamentally about constitutional limits. Had FISA 702 been expanded in the way many proposals suggested, it […]

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), enacted in 1978, was designed to regulate government surveillance in the name of national security. While its stated purpose is to provide oversight and legal structure for intelligence gathering, […]

In recent years, election procedures—particularly mail-in voting—have become a focal point of national debate. While concerns about election integrity and accessibility are legitimate topics of public discourse, the method by which reforms are pursued matters […]