"Clarence Thomas has had a lasting impact on black history in America," The Hill, 12 February 2019
*featured in Real Clear Politics
"Limbaugh, Coulter and friends bullied Trump into shutdown. Don’t trash him for ending it." USA Today, 26 January 2019
"Looking Back at William Penn’s 'Holy Experiment,'" LNP LancasterOnline, 27 December 2018, A14, cols. 3-4
"The Difference Between an Obama Judge and a Trump Judge," The Daily Caller, 23 November 2018
*featured in Real Clear Politics
"Connecticut Constitution of 1818 Left a Lingering Impact on Church-State Separation," Journal Inquirer, 16 November 2018
*also appeared in New Haven Register, 9 November 2018; The Register Citizen, 9 November 2018; and The Middletown Press, 9 November 2018
"The Left Has Been on a Nonstop Drive for Trump's Impeachment," Cleveland Plain Dealer, 9 September 2018 (Sunday), E6, cols. 5-8
"Why Roe v. Wade Shouldn’t Disqualify Judge Kavanaugh," The Daily Caller, 23 July 2018
"Originalism and the Fourth of July," The Daily Caller, 4 July 2018
"Complexities of Picking a Judge," Lima News, 1 May 2018, 6A, col. 1
"'Chaos' Theory: Turnover is Good for the Administration," American Greatness, 2 April 2018
"For The Average Joe, #MeToo Is Still There," The Daily Caller, 13 February 2018
"Men and #MeToo in the Workplace," The Daily Caller, 20 December 2017
"Anatomy of a Witch Hunt," American Greatness, 7 November 2017
"Race and Faculty Hiring in Higher Education," The Daily Caller, 4 August 2017
"UVa's Next President is Very Close at Hand," Daily Progress, 13 June 2017
"A Better Place for the Wall," HuffPost, 29 April 2017
*also appeared in Austin American-Statesman, 7 May 2017, E3, cols. 1-3 (Sunday)
"John Adams, Judge Gorsuch, and the Senate Judiciary Committee," HuffingtonPost.com, 25 March 2017
"Clarence Thomas Should Be Trump's Model When Selecting Scalia's Replacement,"HuffingtonPost.com, 30 January 2017
*also appeared in Lima News, 31 January 2017
"The Law Professors versus Sen. Jeff Sessions,"Cleveland.com, 8 January 2017
*also appeared in AL.com, 9 January 2017
"What Would Justice Scalia Do?", Washington Examiner, 1 July 2016
"Clarence Thomas' Views to Loom Larger at Supreme Court Following Scalia's Death," Cleveland.com, 6 March 2016
"Justice Scalia and a Supreme Court 'Happily Filled,'" HuffingtonPost.com, 15 February 2016
"A Diversity of Viewpoints Is at the Heart of Learning," Chronicle of Higher Education, 26 August 2015
"Clarence Thomas, Gay Marriage and the Declaration of Independence," Washington Examiner, 3 July 2015
"A Hard Lesson From the UVA Sexual Assault Crisis," HuffingtonPost.com, 15 December 2014
"Obama Can’t Make Himself King," Lima News, 26 November 2014, 4A, cols. 2-5
"Affirmative Action and the Crisis in Higher Education," HuffingtonPost.com, 15 August 2014
*reprinted in 6 Akron Journal of Constitutional Law & Policy 27 (2015)
"5th Circuit Thumbs Its Nose at U.S. Supreme Court in Racial Preferences Case," HuffingtonPost.com, 17 July 2014
*also appeared in Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2014, A11, cols. 1-3
"The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution," HuffingtonPost.com, 1 July 2014
"The Whistleblower Protection Program Is Broken Too," HuffingtonPost.com, 19 June 2014
“Law and the Lively Experiment in Colonial Rhode Island,” Providence Journal, 18 June 2013, A15, cols. 2-5
"Race and Faculty Hiring," NAS.org, 18 January 2013 (as Nevin Montgomery)
"Mohamed Morsi, Read a Little John Adams," Washington Examiner, 27 November 2012, 25, cols. 1-2
"Upcoming Cases May Signal Clarence Thomas’ Moment," Washington Examiner, 14 November 2012, 30, cols. 1-2
*also appeared in Houston Chronicle, 18 November 2012, B9, cols. 1-6
"Why a Law Professor Writes Fiction," National Jurist, January 2012, 14
"It’s Not Thomas-Gate," National Law Journal, 25 July 2011, 42, cols. 1-4
"John Adams’ Supreme Court," Washington Times, 4 October 2010, B3, col. 4
"Elena Kagan and the Return to Feudalism," Findlaw.com, 7 June 2010 (co-authored with Kevin Hawley)
"A Judicial Experience Myth," National Law Journal, 9 March 2009, 22, cols. 2-4
"Roberts Can Do Better Than Consensus," Wall Street Journal, 26 July 2008, A7, cols. 1-3
"Blame Canada: The Arguments For and Against Increasing Federal Judicial Salaries," Findlaw.com, 1 February 2008 (co-authored with Kevin Hawley)
"Time to Close the Book," National Law Journal , 15 October 2007, 23, cols. 3-4
"A Graduation Missive on Elitism in the Law: or, as Larry David Would Put It, 'I need a little more flair. I don't have enough flair.'," Findlaw.com, 11 May 2007 (co-authored with Kevin Hawley)
"Chief Justice Roberts and the Misguided Call for Judicial Pay Raises," Jurist, 2 January 2007 (reprinted from 5 January 2006)
"Michigan's Controversial Proposition 2, Eliminating Affirmative Action in the State: A Good Example of Popular Constitutionalism?," Findlaw.com, 16 November 2006
"The Legal Professoriate's Case Against Judicial Review: Why the Academy is Wrong, And Why It Matters," Findlaw.com, 30 August 2006
"The Radicalization of American Legal Education, Revisited," Findlaw.com, 15 March 2006
"Chief Justice Roberts and the Misguided Call for Judicial Pay Raises," Jurist, 5 January 2006
"Why the Senate Should Confirm Judge Alito: The Democrats Liked Him Before, and They Don't Need to Love Him Now," Findlaw.com, 3 November 2005
"Bush Blinks and Miers Pays the Price," Jurist, 28 October 2005
"Harriet Miers and the Myth that Great Supreme Court Justices Must Be Former Judges from Elite Law Schools," Findlaw.com, 5 October 2005
"Roberts and Supreme Court Consensus," Jurist, 21 September 2005
"Replacing Justice O’Connor: What Would John Adams Do?," Jurist, 6 July 2005
"The Radicalization of American Legal Education," Findlaw.com, 30 May 2005
"Sen. Reid vs. Justice Thomas," Washington Times, 11 December 2004, A13, cols. 5-6
"Whom Would Kerry Select?," National Law Journal, 4 October 2004, 22, cols. 2-4
"Don't Abuse a Rare Process," National Law Journal, 8 March 2004, 22, cols. 2-4
"Allow Military Recruitment," National Law Journal, 15 December 2003, 34, cols. 2-4
"Justice Thomas and Mr. Jefferson," Legal Times, 5 May 2003, 60, cols. 1-3, 61, cols. 1-2
"A Naive Notion Gone Awry," National Law Journal, 7 April 2003, A18, cols. 1-3
"Marbury v. Madison: Law's Mixed Legacy," Toledo Blade, 22 February 2003, A9, cols. 1-4
"The Strong, Silent Supreme Type," Los Angeles Times, 29 December 2002, M5, cols. 3-6
"Whose Judges Are They?," Legal Times, 25 November 2002, 38, cols. 1-3
"Whatever Happened to Question 6?," Providence Journal, 22 January 2001, A9, col. 1
"High Court Rules R.I. has British System," Providence Journal, 30 July 2000, E8, cols. 3-5
"If It Reaches the Senate, the Chief Justice is Ready," Christian Science Monitor, 8 October 1998, 11, cols. 1-5
* also appeared in Hartford Courant, 9 October 1998, A21, cols. 1-5
"The Ideas of Justice Thomas," Washington Post, 28 July 1998, A15, col. 5
* also appeared in Daily Press, 26 July 1998, H6, col. 1
"Safeguards Against Abuse of Power Are Tested Again," Florida Times-Union, 5 February 1998, A15, cols. 1-3
"Say, What Was the American Revolution About, Anyway?," Richmond Times- Dispatch, 4 July 1996, A17, cols. 2-5
"Bout with Justice: Clarence Thomas Gets Bashed Again," Daily Press, 9 July 1995, H1, cols. 2-5, and H4, cols. 1-3
* also appeared in Virginia Gazette, 8 July 1995, 7A, cols. 1-3
"The Myth of Non-Partisan Consensus-Building on the High Court," Legal Times, 14 November 1994, 24, cols. 1-3, and 27, cols. 1-2 (co-authored with Keeok Park)
"Court Selection Should Be Merit Based," York Town Crier, 21 July 1993, 4, cols. 2-3
"Next President Could Have Huge Impact on the Supreme Court," Virginian-Pilot, 18 September 1992, A18, cols. 1-5