Justice Neil Gorsuch: 'Aspirations for Power Need To Be Checked'

This piece centers an elite institutional voice (Supreme Court justice) discussing foundational political philosophy in a libertarian-leaning publication. The framing around 'unchecked power' and Founding principles reflects both conservative originalism and classical liberal concerns about state overreach, which Reason emphasizes consistently.

Primary voices: elected official

• This article does not address progressive or left-liberal critiques of originalism or Gorsuch's judicial record
• This article does not provide context on how Gorsuch's opinions on power have played out in specific rulings affecting marginalized groups
• This article does not include responses from scholars or advocates who disagree with this framing of the Founders' intent