David Kopel, Author at The Imaginative Conservative

About David Kopel

David B. Kopel is Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law.

Independence Day at Lexington & Concord

By David Kopel|2026-07-04T15:18:59-05:00April 18th, 2024|Categories: American Founding, American Republic, American Revolution, History, Timeless Essays, War|

The American Revolution began at dawn on April 19, 1775, when 700 Redcoats commanded by Major John Pitcairn confronted 200 Lexington militia on the town green. The militiamen, consisting of almost all able-bodied men sixteen to sixty, supplied their own firearms, although a few poor men had to borrow a gun. During the first six [...]

Colorado’s Enduring Constitutional Heritage

By David Kopel|2021-01-24T09:48:08-06:00July 31st, 2019|Categories: American Republic, Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Government, Politics|

The Colorado Constitution remains one of the longest state constitutions, reflective of Coloradans’ inclination to instruct their government in exactly what it should do and cannot do. They knew they did not want a “do-nothing” government. The 1876 Colorado Constitution contains the strongest declaration of state’s rights of any American constitution: “The people of this [...]