The Supreme Court Was Wrong About Taxes
By: Rob Natelson Along with some good decisions, Supreme Court justices made some mistakes in the term just ended. One mistake involved taxes—and it is likely to bedevil the court ...
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Bringing Back Gold Clause Contracts: A Challenge to the Fed
By: Mike Maharrey One of the ways the government maintains its fiat money system is by throwing up legal and regulatory roadblocks to those wanting to use real money. Bringing ...
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Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
by John Dickinson & Thomas JeffersonJuly 06, 1775 EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY ROBERT M.S. MCDONALD Introduction When the second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775, less than ...
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“General Welfare” and “Common Defense” Explained by James Madison
By: Mike Maharrey The words “provide for the common defense and general welfare” rank among the most abused phrases in the Constitution. I often refer to this as the “anything ...
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James Madison on the Ignored “Fundamental Principle of the Revolution”
By: Mike Maharrey Forget schoolhouse history. James Madison exposed a much deeper truth about the American Revolution. It wasn’t just “taxation without representation.” He argued that This clash, Madison declared, ...
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The Supreme Court Bump Stock Case: Defeat for the “Deep State”
By: Rob Natelson Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion for the Supreme Court in Garland v. Cargill—the “bump stock firearms” case—may be more important for what it does not say than for ...
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Free and Independent: The Foreign Policy of Washington and Jefferson
By: Michael Boldin Anxious to preserve their hard-won independence, Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson championed a foreign policy centered on avoiding “entangling alliances.” They envisioned America pursuing peace, ...
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Power From the People: The Revolutionary Roots of the 10th Amendment
By: Michael Boldin Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the “foundation of the Constitution,” and for good reason too. It enshrines many of the radical principles that sparked the ...
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When is the real Independence Day: July 2 or July 4?
by Scott Bomboy of the National Constitution Center There’s no doubt the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in July 1776. But which date has the legitimate ...
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Poor Understanding of Monetary Theory Leads to Disastrous Government Policies
Posted on August 18, 2020 by radiofreemarket Austrian School economists know that unsound money has been at the heart of disastrous government policies since time immemorial. The greater the ignorance of money ...
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