Convention of States: “Guidelines” for Writing Amendments to the Constitution
by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D In one of its latest blog posts, Convention of States (COS) is once again proving it has no understanding of the Constitution or the principles upon which ...
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“‘Wall of Separation,’ a phrase nowhere to be found in the Constitution”-Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart
by Bill Federer Italian socialist Antonio Gramsci wrote: "Socialism is precisely the religion that must overwhelm Christianity. Socialism will triumph by first capturing the culture via infiltration of schools, universities, churches and the media by transforming the consciousness of society." Gary ...
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The Preamble is the Least Important Part of the Constitution
By: Mike Maharrey Most people are familiar with the Constitution’s preamble. A lot of people were required to memorize it in school. But while the preamble is arguably the best-known part ...
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How Totalitarians Flourish
by Theodore Dalrymple Moral grandiosity seems to have infected the nomenklatura class of giant corporations. It is not enough for them to ensure that the corporations make a decent profit ...
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The 2nd Amendment isn’t your “Gun Permit.” You Are.
By: Michael Boldin If you’re anything like me, your skin crawls anytime you hear someone say something like “the 2nd Amendment is the only gun permit I’ll ever need!” While I ...
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Constituting Unity
by Yuval Levin We live in an age of animosity. Americans are polarized, and often bitterly divided. And the institutions of our public life seem only to exacerbate our discord. ...
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This Week at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: First Draft of Constitution Presented to Delegates
By: Joe Wolverton, II This was a big week in 1787. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia finally received printed copies of the first draft of what would ...
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America isn’t “One Nation” and that Matters
By: Mike Maharrey The Pledge of Allegiance is wrong. These United States are not “one nation, indivisible.” They are a federation. This may seem like semantical nitpicking, but it is an ...
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Consolidation and the Destruction of Liberty
By: Michael Boldin If we truly want to build a real “land of the free,” it’s essential to understand the source of our problems – to “strike the root,” so to ...
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Unraveling the “One Nation” Myth
By: Mike Maharrey You’ve been lied to. America is not “one nation.” I know this feels shocking. You’ve proclaimed the United States of America is “one nation, under God, indivisible” your ...
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