Matthew J. Franck's Articles on Judicial Activism:

"Balance" on the Court--and in the Times (May 28, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50946/balance-court-and-times/matthew-j-franck

Ball of Confusion (April 26, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51668/ball-confusion/matthew-j-franck

Bob Barr Channels Stephen A. Douglas (January 11, 2009) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50532/bob-barr-channels-stephen-douglas/matthew-j-franck

But She Doesn't Know the Territory! (August 29, 2010) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/245044/she-doesnt-know-territory-matthew-j-franck

Clarence Thomas, No-Nonsense Guy  (October 20, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50651/clarence-thomas-no-nonsense-guy/matthew-j-franck

Constitutional Disorder in the Era of Judicial Supremacy: The Founders' Understanding of the Court (July 7, 2009) http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2009/07/382

Constitutional Disorder in the Era of Judicial Supremacy: What Can be Done (July 10, 2009) http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2009/07/384

David Souter Dumbs It Down (June 3, 2010) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/200197/david-souter-dumbs-it-down/matthew-j-franck

Deny or Disparage (December 9, 2006) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51994/deny-or-disparage/matthew-j-franck

Dorf's "Nobody Here But Us Chickens"  (March 10, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51115/re-dorfs-nobody-here-us-chickens/matthew-j-franck

Earth to Washington Post (October 2, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50689/earth-washington-post/matthew-j-franck

Fr. Neuhaus, First Things, and the Constitution (January 9, 2009) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50538/fr-neuhaus-first-things-and-constitution/matthew-j-franck

Finding Facts--and Ignoring Them (April 18, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51711/finding-facts-and-ignoring-them/matthew-j-franck

A Flastic Plastic Constitution (January 5, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51949/flastic-plastic-constitution/matthew-j-franck

Ford, the Court, and Impeachment (December 28, 2006) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51964/ford-court-and-impeachment/matthew-j-franck

Gloom and Doom for the Left? (July 8, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51500/gloom-and-doom-left/matthew-j-franck

Greenhouse Full of Fog  (June 21, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51549/greenhouse-full-fog/matthew-j-franck

Harvard Hates the Constitution (September 27, 2009) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/49536/harvard-hates-constitution/matthew-j-franck

A House Divided (July 28, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50791/house-divided/matthew-j-franck

The injustice of Iowa's ruling on gay marriage (April 10, 2009) http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0410/p09s01-coop.html

Is Originalism Dead? (November 1, 2010) http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2010/11/1803

John Paul Stevens Swears He's Not Making This Up  (February 21, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51152/john-paul-stevens-swears-hes-not-making/matthew-j-franck

Joseph Ellis's Misconceived Attack on Originalism (May 7, 2010) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/49032/re-joseph-elliss-misconceived-attack-originalism/matthew-j-franck

'Judicial Engagement' or Government by Judiciary? (March 17, 2011) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/262437/judicial-engagement-or-government-judiciary-matthew-j-franck

Law, Feelings, and Religion at the Bar in Iowa (April 7, 2009) http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2009/04/204

The Legacy of Borking (October 23, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51305/legacy-borking/matthew-j-franck

The Legacy of Howard Metzenbaum (March 14, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51110/legacy-howard-metzenbaum/matthew-j-franck

Libertarianism vs. the Constitution (August 12, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51408/libertarianism-vs-constitution/matthew-j-franck

Lincoln and the Court (March 4, 2011) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/261342/lincoln-and-court-matthew-j-franck

Living Constitution, Dying Republic  (October 29, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50627/living-constitution-dying-republic/matthew-j-franck

Making an Asp of Herself (April 25, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51678/making-asp-herself/matthew-j-franck

Marriage and the Reign of Judges (July 13, 2010) http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2010/07/1417

The Old Ratchet Racket (September 14, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50726/old-ratchet-racket/matthew-j-franck

The Oldest, Weakest Editorial Arguments (June 3, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51593/oldest-weakest-editorial-arguments/matthew-j-franck

The Perennial Publius, part 78 (May 18, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51621/perennial-publius-part-78/matthew-j-franck

Pimping the Constitution (July 20, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50812/pimping-constitution/matthew-j-franck

Predictable Arrogance (June 5, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50930/predictable-arrogance/matthew-j-franck

President Have-It-Both-Ways (May 8, 2009) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50179/president-have-it-both-ways/matthew-j-franck

Presidents, Senators, and Judicial Philosophy (May 27, 2009) http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/227588/presidents-senators-and-judicial-philosophy/matthew-j-franck

Retired Justice, Active-Duty Chicken Little (May 20, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51617/retired-justice-active-duty-chicken-little/matthew-j-franck

Sandy Plays Joan of Arc (September 27, 2006) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/52084/sandy-plays-joan-arc/matthew-j-franck

Sneak Attack on Marriage (February 12, 2009) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50458/sneak-attack-marriage/matthew-j-franck

Sorry, No Sale (November 24, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51272/sorry-no-sale/matthew-j-franck

A Special Kind of Chutzpah (March 21, 2009) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50356/special-kind-chutzpah/matthew-j-franck

Staring Down the Constitution: Roe and stare decisis. (January 9, 2006) http://old.nationalreview.com/comment/franck200601090800.asp

Supreme Ignorance  (June 17, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51557/supreme-ignorance/matthew-j-franck

Too Much Democracy for Justice O'Connor, I (December 24, 2009) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/49408/too-much-democracy-justice-oconnor/matthew-j-franck

Too Much Democracy for Justice O'Connor, II (December 24, 2009) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/49407/re-too-much-democracy-justice-oconnor/matthew-j-franck

Waiting for Godot (March 16, 2008) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51109/waiting-godot/matthew-j-franck

What Originalism Is, and Isn't  (July 26, 2007) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/51535/what-originalism-and-isnt/matthew-j-franck

What to Do With the Uighurs? (February 19, 2009) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/50446/what-do-uighurs/matthew-j-franck

Wilkinsonian Constitutionalism, part three (September 5, 2006) http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/52131/wilkinsonian-constitutionalism-part-three/matthew-j-franck