About 20,000 times a year, a foreign woman, already very pregnant, visits the United States, legally, for the purpose of giving birth on American soil so her baby will be born an American citizen. It’s called “Birth Tourism.” It’s big business, especially in Russia and China. And it’s… Read More
On July 24, The American Cornerstone Institute filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court arguing that it’s time the American people took back our power from unelected Federal bureaucrats and the Courts that enable them. Our brief supports the plaintiffs in the case, Loper Bright Enterprises, who rightly think it’s ridiculous that the
Brief of the American Cornerstone Institute as Amicus Curiae in support of Petitioner. Download PDF
A sad fact about the Court’s docket over the past decade and a half is the number of cases that exhibit a clear government hostility to religion. The hostility comes from executive, legislative, and judicial action at the national, state, and local level. The hostility can be express and overt, such as in Masterpiece Cakeshop,
On the evening of Thursday, August 26 the United States Supreme Court issued an order that effectively ended the eviction moratorium put in place by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), finding that the moratorium exceeded the CDC’s statutory authority. In what hopefully is a first, this was the second time that a majority of
The American Cornerstone Institute and its founder, Dr. Ben Carson, have filed filing an amicus brief in support of Thomas Dobbs, the Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health, in his lawsuit against the Jackson, Mississippi's Women's Health Organization. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, is now being litigated before the United
Under normal circumstances, for any piece of legislation to pass the United States Senate, it must get more than a simple majority vote. Unlike in the House of Representatives, the rules and procedures of the Senate generally place no limits on debate; they should be able to talk forever. Despite this, in recent years both
The American Cornerstone Institute (ACI) appreciates Secretary Fudge’s endorsement of Secretary Carson’s determination that President Obama’s ill-informed, expensive, and burdensome 2015 AFFH assessment requirement was unnecessary to achieving the goal of furthering fair housing. We disagree, however, with the incorrect assertion in the interim final rule that the Promoting Community and Neighborhood Choice (PCNC) rule
If the Constitution contains the letter of American law, the Declaration of Independence proclaims its spirit. Lincoln called the Declaration’s assertion of liberty for all an “apple of gold” that was framed by the Constitution’s “picture of silver.” Forged in the crucible of revolution, the Declaration lays forth the principles of liberty that were at
Last week, the Supreme Court issued an order related to an eviction moratorium put in place by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was a technical procedural issue, and was issued amidst a number of other decisions coming from the Supreme Court, so
When a man and woman join to create a new life together, science tells us what to expect: Medicine tells us when their unborn baby develops a heartbeat, brainwaves, and nervous system. Biology tells us that their baby is one of a kind, receiving DNA from the mother and father to create a completely unique
American culture famously celebrates individual liberty and the achievements of the “self-made” man. At its best, this celebration can teach future generations to explore their potential, take personal responsibility for their lives, and strive for self-sufficiency. These are all undeniably good things that we should encourage in our society. But, as with anything, focus on
The federal government's budgetary process is complex. In this analysis, a former CFO of a federal government agency breaks down the process and explaining how the federal government is funded. Download PDF
When our Founding Fathers set out to create a new nation, they were all too familiar with the past centuries of sectarian religious wars suffered by the people of Europe. Even some of the American colonies had established official state religions, and different congregations often found themselves at odds on matters of both faith and
Just a couple of decades ago, the famous rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” described in the Declaration of Independence were almost universally understood to be good things, the bedrock principles upon which our entire country was founded. In recent years, however, many people in politics, academia, and the media have questioned
Senator Tuberville, along with Senators Thom Tillis, and Mike Rounds, introduced the Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2021 which grants state and local law enforcement the authority to enforce immigration laws. This bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to... Download PDF