Articles by Hans von Spakovsky

LawCommentary

Stacey Abrams’ False Claims About Election Integrity

Hans von Spakovsky | February 11, 2019

In her response on behalf of Democrats to the State of the Union address, Stacey Abrams employed more of the over-the-top rhetoric that has come… Read More

LawCommentary

Trump Must Go to the Mat Over Liberal Judge’s Ruling on Census Question

Hans von Spakovsky | January 19, 2019

A Manhattan district court judge earlier this week blocked the Trump administration from adding a question on citizenship to the 2020 census, and in doing… Read More

LawCommentary

Cohen’s History of Falsehoods Makes His Upcoming Congressional Testimony Worthless

Hans von Spakovsky | January 14, 2019

Update: Michael Cohen’s testimony before the House Oversight Committee is now scheduled for Feb. 27.  Before he begins a three-year prison sentence for lying to… Read More

LawCommentary

Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Didn’t Violate Campaign Finance Laws, and Neither Did the President

Hans von Spakovsky | December 11, 2018

President Donald Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, may have been convinced by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York… Read More

InternationalCommentary

Why the US Is Right to Refuse to Sign UN Migration Compact

Hans von Spakovsky | December 10, 2018

On Dec. 10-11 in Morocco, most of the world’s nations will sign on to the United Nations’ Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration…. Read More

LawCommentary

Election Fraud Doesn’t Exist Until Liberals Want It to Exist

Hans von Spakovsky | December 06, 2018

Something amazing is happening: Liberals have suddenly begun to believe in voter fraud. Almost overnight, years of constant denial and disbelief have melted away amid… Read More

LawCommentary

Cohen, Manafort Developments Don’t Reveal Any Illegal Conduct or Collusion by Trump, His Campaign

Hans von Spakovsky | December 05, 2018

Amid the media hysteria over Michael Cohen’s guilty plea and discussions between the lawyers representing Paul Manafort and President Donald Trump, it’s important to understand… Read More

LawCommentary

Jeff Sessions Put the Justice Department Back on Course

Hans von Spakovsky | November 09, 2018

There is no question that Attorney General Jeff Sessions—who was fired Wednesday—had a rocky relationship with President Donald Trump, tied to Sessions’ recusal from the… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Why Trump Can End Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order

Hans von Spakovsky | November 04, 2018

When it comes to the 14th Amendment, my good friend and fellow Justice Department veteran Andy McCarthy agrees that it does not require birthright citizenship…. Read More

LawCommentary

Trump Is Right. Ending Birthright Citizenship Is Constitutional.

Hans von Spakovsky | November 01, 2018

President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that he is preparing an executive order to end birthright citizenship has the left and even some conservatives in an… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Birthright Citizenship: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the 14th Amendment

Hans von Spakovsky | October 30, 2018

What’s the citizenship status of the children of illegal aliens? That question has spurred quite a debate over the 14th Amendment lately, with the news… Read More

LawCommentary

The Latest Absurd Claim From Left: Requiring Voter Registration Is ‘Voter Suppression’ Tool

Hans von Spakovsky | October 24, 2018

As Election Day rapidly approaches, the radical Left is making yet another absurd claim: that requiring voter registration is a “voter suppression” tool. Registration is essential… Read More

LawCommentary

Liberal Activists Just Made a Website Using Kavanaugh’s Name. That Could Be Illegal.

Hans von Spakovsky | October 12, 2018

After enduring weeks of character attacks and a disgraceful media lynching, Brett Kavanaugh now sits on the Supreme Court. But some activists still aren’t letting… Read More

LawCommentary

How Justice Kavanaugh Will Change the Supreme Court

Hans von Spakovsky | October 10, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the newest justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday and he will begin hearing oral arguments on Tuesday,… Read More

LawCommentary

What the FBI Report on Kavanaugh Really Tells Us

Hans von Spakovsky | October 05, 2018

The new FBI report on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh that was being reviewed by senators Thursday makes it clear that there is absolutely… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Twitter’s Initial Classification of ‘Illegal Alien,’ ‘Criminal Alien’ as Hateful Shows Social Media’s Censorship Potential

Hans von Spakovsky | September 18, 2018

Twitter made headlines recently when it denied the Center for Immigration Studies, a nonpartisan group, the ability to promote four tweets that—according to Twitter—contained “hateful… Read More

LawCommentary

Trump’s New Executive Order Is a Positive Step for Securing Elections

Hans von Spakovsky | September 14, 2018

President Donald Trump’s new executive order allowing the sanctioning of foreign individuals attempting to influence American elections is a necessary step in the right direction,… Read More

LawCommentary

A Federal Court Just Limited Your First Amendment Right to Freely Associate

Hans von Spakovsky | September 14, 2018

Should you be forced to disclose your charitable donations to the government? Is it an invasion of your privacy and a violation of your First… Read More

LawCommentary

Newly Disclosed Strzok-Page Texts Shed New Light on ‘Media Leak Strategy’ at FBI, Justice

Hans von Spakovsky | September 11, 2018

Peter Strzok has been fired from his job at the FBI, but the hits from his text messages to his former mistress, former FBI lawyer… Read More

LawCommentary

An Obama Judge Said Michigan’s Voting Law Was Racially Motivated. A Higher Court Disagrees.

Hans von Spakovsky | September 07, 2018

Sanity has prevailed in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel of that court, in very strong language, has stayed the absurd… Read More

LawCommentary

Racial Discrimination at Harvard and America’s ‘Elite’ Universities

Hans von Spakovsky | August 31, 2018

The Justice Department made news on Thursday when it filed a “statement of interest” in a long-running lawsuit against Harvard University that supported claims of Asian-American… Read More

LawCommentary

Omarosa Acted Dishonorably by Recording Confidential White House Conversations, but Here’s the Bigger Problem

Hans von Spakovsky | August 18, 2018

Even if you strongly oppose President Donald Trump and want to see him defeated in 2020 or impeached before then, you should hope his presidential… Read More

LawCommentary

New Report Shows Government Gave DACA Protection to Thousands of Criminals

Hans von Spakovsky | August 02, 2018

Historian Jacob Burckhardt once warned against being deceived by “terrible simplifiers.” If he hadn’t died in 1897, you might be tempted to think he was… Read More

LawCommentary

‘Undocumented Immigrant’ Is a Made-Up Term That Ignores the Law

Hans von Spakovsky | July 30, 2018

The news media is reporting that an internal email at the Justice Department has reminded its lawyers that the legally correct term they should be… Read More

EducationCommentary

Justice Department Weighs In to Protect Free Speech on Campus

Hans von Spakovsky | July 25, 2018

In the face of Orwellian speech codes on campus—and with the help of advocacy groups like Speech First Inc.—college students have been fighting to defend… Read More

LawCommentary

The Clinton State Department’s Major Security Breach That Everyone Is Ignoring

Hans von Spakovsky | July 22, 2018

Peter Strzok’s testimony about the email server scandal involving former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raised headlines because of his defiant, disrespectful, and unapologetic attitude… Read More

EducationCommentary

Eliminating Identity Politics From the Schools and the US Census

Hans von Spakovsky | July 04, 2018

Just in time for the Fourth of July, the Trump administration announced it is rescinding Obama administration policies that directed universities to use racial preferences… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Celebrating the Spirit of July Fourth With the Marines

Hans von Spakovsky | July 03, 2018

The Independence Day celebration on the National Mall is always a big, crowded event with music, celebrities, and fireworks and artillery being fired off along… Read More

LawCommentary

It Took Too Long for FBI to Act on Strzok. When Corruption Arises, the Agency Must Act Swiftly.

Hans von Spakovsky | June 22, 2018

News Tuesday that FBI agent Peter Strzok was escorted from the FBI building and effectively suspended from his duties was long overdue and a welcome development. Strzok… Read More

LawCommentary

Who’s Responsible for Separating Alien Kids From Their Parents? Many People, but Not Trump

Hans von Spakovsky | June 21, 2018

Who truly is responsible for the 2,000 alien kids who, according to the Associated Press, recently have been separated from their detained illegal alien parents?… Read More