James Otis: The Founding Father of the Fourth Amendment
by Gary M. Galles February 5 marks the birth of the American who had the greatest hand in what became the 4th Amendment’s prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures – James ...
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Clash of the Titans: Patrick Henry and James Madison and the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788
by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. Anytime anybody asks me what books I would recommend to someone who wants to learn more about the Constitution and to understand exactly what the Founding ...
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Anti-Federalists Strike Back: Two Responses to James Wilson’s State House Speech
By: Bob Fiedler On September 17, 1787, the Philadelphia Convention, finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. The Anti-Federalists wasted no time in denouncing the document. The first stand-alone counterattack against the anti-federalists ...
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Mandates Again? Refuse to Comply. Nullify.
By: Michael Boldin With reports of mask mandates coming back – and predictions of them becoming widespread in the near future – we’re glad to see a pretty significant number of ...
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Whose Job is it to Keep the Feds in Line?
By: Michael Boldin For the federal government to take even a “single step” beyond the limits of the Constitution, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “is to take possession of a boundless field of power, ...
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When did Things Start Falling Apart?
By: Michael Boldin We were warned. The last day of the Philadelphia convention, the day we call “constitution day” today – Benjamin Franklin made a pretty stark warning, even while urging ...
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Essential Strategy: 4 Steps to Nullify Federal Gun Control
By: Michael Boldin If you’re like me, you’ve been hearing a constant barrage of attacks on the 2nd amendment – and your natural right to keep and bear arms.Personally – I ...
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Early America’s Political Pulpit
by Glenn A. Moots The pulpit is essential for understanding Early America and America’s Founding. Regular church attendance, essentially mandatory in Anglican and Congregational colonies for many years, meant that ...
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10th Amendment Essentials: Sovereignty and Resistance
By: Michael Boldin “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” ...
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Natural Rights and Liberty
By: Michael Boldin Natural Rights and Liberty With the TAC’s 15 year anniversary coming this week, I thought it was a good time to share with you our driving principle –Natural ...
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