Debunking the “One Nation” Myth: Thoughts from Maharry Head
By: Mike Maharrey Most Americans think July 4, 1776, birthed a “nation.” It didn’t. It actually birthed 13 independent nations that soon formed a union. The notion that Independence Day ...
Read more.Why Do Central Bankers Oppose a Gold Standard?
By: Mike Gleason Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress was closely scrutinized not just for its economic implications but also for its political overtones. Powell cited “trade tensions” ...
Read more.The Marbury v Madison Myth
By: Michael Boldin Almost everything in modern “constitutional law” is based on a myth. “A long, long time ago — 1803, if the storyteller is trying to be precise — ...
Read more.Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana
By: Patrick McKnight Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana programs. Despite this expansion military veterans often face greater obstacles to gaining access to medical marijuana ...
Read more.Reminder: Words on Parchment Don’t Give Us Rights
By: TJ Martinell A bill filed in the Virginia General Assembly sought to uphold the right to keep and bear arms as described in the Second Amendment and in the ...
Read more.When cultural Marxists advance their agenda everyone’s freedom suffers
by Robert Knight Tyranny can arrive fast in the form of tanks and jackboots. Or it can come gradually, snuffing out liberty and replacing it with fear. The latter is ...
Read more.The Debt Elevator Keeps Going Up and the GOP Pushed the Buttons
By: Mike Maharrey Remember when Republicans told us deficits mattered? Good times. But those days are long gone. The U.S. government continues to spend money at a staggering pace. The ...
Read more.On the Omission of the Term “Expressly” from the Tenth Amendment
By: Kurt T. Lash In his recent review of Lawrence Lessig’s new book, “Fidelity and Constraint,” Georgetown law professor John Mikhail takes issue with Lessig’s account of the New Deal. Mikhail rejects ...
Read more.Trashing the 12th Amendment with the National Popular Vote
By Publius Huldah The compact for a National Popular Vote (NPV) is a destructive scheme. Yet it’s been approved by several States; and is pending in others. Since the text ...
Read more.Necessary and Proper: Not Anything and Everything
By: Michael Boldin The “Necessary and Proper” clause of the Constitution is one of the most widely misunderstood – and abused in the document. Most modern federal regulations today are ...
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