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We’ve Had This Debate on the Electoral College Before

By: Mike Maharrey The Electoral College has become a hotly contested issue in American politics. There’s a strong and vocal movement to do away with it and replace it with ...

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The “General Welfare” Clause

by JOHN W. BUGLER We Americans find ourselves faced with the disquieting specter of a national debt measured in trillions of dollars: a sum truly inconceivable. Many economists and politicians ...

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Gouverneur Morris’s Rewriting of the Constitution

March 7, 2019 Constitution / Founders / History 0

by Mike Rappaport Recently, the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism held its annual Works-in-Progress Conference. One of the papers was written by Dean William Treanor of Georgetown Law ...

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Today in History: The Missouri Compromise Signed into Law

By: Dave Benner Today in 1820, a set of bills that came to be known as the “Missouri Compromise” were signed into law by President James Monroe. Initially seen as ...

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How Thomas Jefferson Handled the National Debt

By: Mike Maharrey The way Pres. Thomas Jefferson handled the national debt should be a blueprint for all modern presidents. When Donald Trump took office in January 2017, he inherited ...

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R. Paul & Presidential Power – R. Stone Battles Federal Courts

Today we will analyze Rand Paul announcement that he is going to oppose Trump's Declaration of Emergency. PLUSRoger Stone's gag order is further proof that our federal courts are out of ...

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Federal Vaccine Mandates: A Slippery Slope That Violates Informed Consent and State Sovereignty

By: Davis Taylor There is a strong move afoot to impose federal vaccination mandates. This is a slippery slope that would violate both the principle of informed consent and state ...

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Today in History: The Boston Massacre

March 6, 2019 Government / History 0

By: Dave Benner Today in 1770, a violent incident unfolded on Boston’s King Street, where an agitated group of colonists swarmed around a group of British regulars. After a group ...

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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 ...

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A New Conservative Agenda

A governing philosophy for the twenty-first century by Daniel McCarthy What has been known as conservatism in the Republican party since Ronald Reagan left office, fully thirty years ago, has ...

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