The final version of my article, "Presidentialism at the Highest Ebb: Executive Power in the Age of Trump," is published in the Dayton Law Review. In the article, I argue that the Roberts Court has flipped Youngstown on its head, culminating (so far) in Trump v. US. Link below:

These people really think you’re stupid.

What a season for the Knicks!

I am honored that @LawLiberty allowed me to give my thoughts on Gordon Wood and his unbelievable career. lawliberty.org/the-beau-idea…

A great mail day today. Thank you to @Big_Liberty!

A retrospective on Gordon Wood. Of course they changed the title, as magazines do. I preferred "How Gordon S. Wood Became the Rhetoric and Reality of the American Revolution" but knew it probably wouldn't fly. newrepublic.com/article/2115…

YJLH 36.6: A Festschrift for Gordon Wood dlvr.it/TSyfYn

Schoolhouse Rock is a cute cartoon, but in my opinion, it vastly oversimplifies American politics and the sheer amount of people exposed to the simplistic illustration has downstream effects that… aren’t great.

I don’t think anyone should “claim” Gordon Wood.

“This is the American Revolution we need to remember today. It is a shame that Wood will not be here to serve as our guide, because his vision of America can unite us. We all need the idea of Gordon Wood” theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…

My tribute to the late Gordon Wood for @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…

Casablanca.

I never met Gordon Wood, but I have a story about him. In one of my grad school seminars, we read Wood’s Creation of the American Republic. The sheer erudition and evidentiary depth of the book bowled me over. Back then, before kids and before life accelerated to warp speed, I used to call my mother every Sunday to catch up. Lots of times, we ended up talking about what I was reading that week in my grad seminars or for leisure. Mom had an omnivorous mind, and she was always looking for something else to read. She was a true intellectual—curious about almost everything, always eager to integrate new arguments or ideas into her existing schemas of how the world worked or to have those schemas challenged and changed. When we talked that particular Sunday, I think I tried to describe to her part of Wood’s argument about the relationship between the state constitutions during the Articles of Confederation era and the federal Constitution. Maybe I was tired, maybe I didn’t completely understand her questions, but the end result of the conversation was that Mom had questions about Wood’s argument that I didn’t answer satisfactorily. I told her that she should probably just read the book, and we said goodbye. She did eventually read the book, but the next Sunday, Mom started our conversation by saying, “Well, I had a lovely conversation with Gordon Wood this week.” For a split second, I thought she was joking, but then I remembered who I was dealing with. I started to sweat. “How?” I asked. A whole variety of unlikely scenarios in which the foremost historian of the American Revolution and my mother, who lived in Wichita, Kansas, might have met ran through my mind. “Oh, I just looked up his office phone number on Brown’s website and called, and he picked up!” Mom said. I decided I would have to find another profession. As it ended up, Gordon Wood spent about an hour on the phone with my mother answering her questions about the Constitution. Ever since, I’ve had a soft spot for the man when I imagine him picking up the phone in Providence and finding Becky Elder from Wichita on the other end of the line. His generosity in that moment spoke very well of him. Rest in peace, professor.

Gordon Wood's passing is a loss felt deeply throughout AEI. Professor Wood's scholarship has been a cornerstone to our understanding of American history and how our founding values prevail today. He will be profoundly missed.

The NCAA needs to state that Texas Tech is ineligible for the CFP if Sorsby plays.