Commentary
The constitutional basis for most federal regulations is the Constitution’s interstate commerce clause. A new historical study shows, however, that the interstate commerce clause is nowhere near as broad as federal officials claim it is.
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Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.
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