George Washington’s First “State of the Union,” Building a Foundation for the Young Republic
By: Michael Boldin On January 8, 1790, President George Washington walked into the Senate chamber of Federal Hall in New York City to deliver his first Annual Message to Congress ...
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Oath to the Constitution: What Adherence Truly Means
By: Michael Boldin “If their duty, their honor, and their oaths will not bind them, let us not put into their hands our liberty and all our other great interests.” ...
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The Erosion of Constitutional Norms Is Bad No Matter Who Does It
Abuses of authority by both outgoing and incoming presidents, betray the American public and its founding principles. by Julian Adorney In his final days in office, then-president Biden ...
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Beating the Dead Horse Deader: How Do You Solve Perpetual Problems Like FEMA Failures?
If we want better results and political accountability, we need to get the federal government out of the daily disaster response industry. Matt A Mayer President Bill Clinton and FEMA ...
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America Needs a Constitutional Government, Not an “Efficient” One
by Paul Dragu Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want to make government more “efficient.” But unconstitutional programs should be eliminated, not made more efficient. ... At the time ...
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Trust No One: The Founders’ Warnings on Power and Liberty
By: Michael Boldin The Founders warned us – again and again – that power always expands, no matter who holds it. You can’t trust anyone with power, no matter how ...
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Bill of Rights: Forgotten Role of the 10th Amendment in Its Creation
By: Michael Boldin The Bill of Rights was born from intense battles between Federalists and Anti-Federalists over delegated and reserved powers. This clash not only shaped its contested origins but ...
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Repeal the 17th Amendment: The Anti-Federalist Warnings We Must Not Ignore
By: Michael Boldin Repealing the 17th Amendment has become a rallying cry for those seeking to restore federalism. But the Anti-Federalists warned during the ratification debates that structural flaws in ...
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A Republic at Risk: Cato’s Anti-Federalist Warnings
By: Mike Maharrey “A vile and arbitrary aristocracy or a monarchy.” That’s what the anti-federalist writer Cato warned we would get under the Constitution. This was because, in his view, ...
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The Founders on the Source of Rights and an Essential Reading List
By: Michael Boldin Rights Are Not Gifts from Government. They don’t come from a constitution, a bill of rights, or any document at all. Natural rights come from your creator and ...
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