Hans von Spakovsky
Articles by Hans von Spakovsky
SocietyCommentary
The Left Has No Respect for God, Country, or History–Including Patrick Henry
Three years ago I wrote about what a spine-tingling feeling it was to attend a recreation of Patrick Henry’s fiery “Give me liberty, or give… Read More
LawCommentary
The Beltway Circus Rolls on at US Commission on Civil Rights
If you miss the flurry of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus now that the animals are gone, you might catch the next… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Sky Will Not Fall and America Won’t Grind to a Halt Because Some Federal Employees Are Losing Their Jobs Due to DOGE
Fear is a strong motivator—especially when it’s given a political megaphone. And Democrat officials, public employee unions, and their minions in the media have no… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Some FBI Agents Haven’t Gotten the Message Yet on Gender Ideology
UPDATE—March 18, 2025: We have already heard from sources inside the FBI that as soon as this article was published, it was read by senior FBI… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Masked Hamas Agitators at Universities Should Be Criminally Prosecuted
The Trump administration is finally doing what President Joe Biden refused: revoking visas and deporting violent Hamas-supporting foreign “students” once and for all. These agitators should count their blessings…. Read More
LawCommentary
The Swamp Can Scream But DOGE Is on a Lawful Path to Success
Despite a smattering of preliminary injunctions and administrative stay orders from rogue federal judges, President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency is well on its… Read More
LawCommentary
The Arrogance of the Garland Justice Department Apparently Had No Bounds
Another federal district court judge has questioned the propriety of a settlement hastily proposed by the Biden administration’s Justice Department in a case it had… Read More
LawNews
The First ‘Mini-Me’ Executive Branch Case Gets to the Supreme Court on an Emergency Appeal
The first case involving judicial interference in the president’s executive authority has reached the Supreme Court in an emergency appeal filed over President Donald Trump’s… Read More
LawCommentary
‘Mini-Me’ Executive Branch Agencies Run Amok. Not for Much Longer, If Trump Has His Way.
In a letter that no doubt sent shock waves through Washington’s permanent, untouchable bureaucracy, President Donald Trump’s acting solicitor general, Sarah Harris, sent a letter… Read More
How the Justice Department Conspired to Legalize Racist Hiring in Cobb County, Georgia, Before Trump Came In
If you want to see a prime example of the lawlessness of the Civil Rights Division under the Merrick Garland-run Justice Department, look no further… Read More
