The Treaty of Paris: How the War for Independence Almost Didn’t End
By: Michael Boldin Signed on Sept 3, 1783 – the Treaty of Paris has long been called the formal end to the War for Independence. But the war didn’t officially ...
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Prelude to Independence: Thomas Jefferson Declares British Acts Null and Void
By: Mike Maharrey “The British parliament has no right to exercise authority over us.” At all. This was the bold conclusion Thomas Jefferson came to in his powerful pamphlet A ...
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The Constitution Stands in Their Way, So …
The Constitution does not just protect against human malevolence. It also protects against human stupidity. by Laura Hollis Ah, the Left. Ever ready to burn the foundations of America ...
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Technofascism: The Government Pressured Tech Companies to Censor Users
By: John Whitehead Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has finally admitted what we knew all along: Facebook conspired with the government to censor individuals expressing “disapproved” views about the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Tench Coxe: A Detailed Breakdown of State vs. Federal Powers
By: Mike Maharrey Despite being little known today, Tench Coxe was an influential founding father, and in early 1788, he provided what was possibly the most comprehensive list of examples ...
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War Powers: The True History of John Adams and the Quasi-War with France
By: Mike Maharrey Many people believe presidents have a great deal of authority to make unilateral decisions about war without the approval of Congress. To support this conclusion, they ...
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The Right to be Left Alone
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to privacy. Like other amendments in the Bill of Rights, it doesn’t create the right; it ...
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Why We Should Care That Tariffs Are Taxes
by David Hebert In a recent American Compass article, Michael Lind asks “So What If Tariffs Are Taxes?” In doing so, he defends the position of so many on the ...
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17th Amendment: How it Broke the Safeguard Against Consolidation
By: Michael Boldin When the framers designed the Senate, they envisioned it as a safeguard for the states, with a key component being state legislatures choosing senators instead of the ...
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Paper Money: The Founders Warned Us!
By: Michael Boldin “The evils of paper money have no end” That’s how Thomas Paine put it, but he was far from alone. The Founding Fathers were deeply worried ...
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