Baseball is often called America’s pastime, but its rise to national prominence is closely tied to one of the most turbulent periods in the nation’s history. In my recent interview with Our American Stories hosted by Lee Habeeb, I discuss the discovery of a baseball...
Read MoreA new Working Paper by Akhil Rajasekar entitled Of Pistols and Polities: Illegal Aliens and the Second Amendment is available. Akhil holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and was a William H. Rehnquist Fellow at Cooper & Kirk. The paper’s abstract reads: New York...
Read MoreLong before the bald eagle became a symbol of the United States, the rattlesnake represented the American colonies and their growing sense of shared identity. In my recent interview with Our American Stories hosted by Lee Habeeb, I discuss how Benjamin Franklin helped shape the...
Read MoreFor more than a century, Hiram Stevens Maxim has been remembered primarily as the inventor of the machine gun. But his story is far more complex. In my interview with Our American Stories, I explore Maxim’s overlooked role in the development of the light bulb,...
Read MoreA new Working Paper by Jamie G. McWilliam entitled Arms is available. Jamie is an Associate at Benbrook Law Group and a FRC Research Fellow. The paper’s abstract reads: New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen reoriented Second Amendment doctrine around text and...
Read MoreThe expression “weapon of war” is used frequently in modern and historical discussions surrounding firearms. Today, it is used as an umbrella term to describe a range of different firearms that people perceive as being useful to warfare, regardless of whether they were actually used...
Read MoreThis presentation was part of the 2025 Fall Conference, Sparking the Revolution: Flintlocks, Gunpowder, and Policy in America’s War for Independence, held in November 2025 in partnership with the Springfield Armory National Historic Site. Featuring Joel Bohy, Historical Arms Specialist Historical arms specialists and Antiques...
Read MoreThis presentation was part of the 2025 Fall Conference, Sparking the Revolution: Flintlocks, Gunpowder, and Policy in America’s War for Independence, held in November 2025 in partnership with the Springfield Armory National Historic Site. Featuring: Andrew Fagal, Princeton University In his presentation, Andrew Fagal examines...
Read MoreThis panel was part of the 2025 Fall Conference, Sparking the Revolution: Flintlocks, Gunpowder, and Policy in America’s War for Independence, held in November 2025 in partnership with the Springfield Armory National Historic Site. Featuring Jody Madeira, Indiana University Joyce Malcolm, George Mason University Alexander...
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