Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary this year, most Americans favor several major changes to the nation’s political system. Achieving those changes, however, likely would require doing ...

We’ve covered July Fourth’s Declaration of Independence. Now we get to the Constitution of the United States, and today we study the Amendments. First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting ...

A Journal columnist argues the nation can preserve core values while using the amendment process to address modern challenges.