James Madison on War as a Great Threat to Liberty
By: Tenth Amendment Excerpted from Political Observations, 20 April 1795 Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops ...
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The 9th Amendment: Partner to the 10th
By: Michael Boldin Few parts of the Constitution have been so misunderstood as the Ninth Amendment in the Bill of Rights. With its 21 words the 9th Amendment reads; “The ...
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Surveillance: You’d Better Chose Wisely
By: Mike Maharrey I’ve often joked that George Orwell’s novel 1984 was meant to be a warning, not an instruction manual. And yet every day the U.S. marches closer and ...
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Is the U.S. Government the Enemy of the People?
By: John Whitehead Take heed, America. Our losses are mounting with every passing day. What began with the post-9/11 passage of the USA Patriot Act has snowballed into the eradication ...
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Trial By Jury: A Jewel of Freedom
By: Joe Wolverton, II The Anglo-American protection of a person’s right to have the legitimacy of accusations made against him determined by a jury of his peers is of ancient ...
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How our Constitution was supposed to work: new evidence comes to light
By: Rob Natelson Judging by the promises of presidential candidates, you might think the federal government is designed to fix whatever ails us: health care, education, crime, infrastructure, the common ...
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God and Guns Are None of Uncle Sam’s Business
By: Jackson Pemberton The pro-gunners want Congress to do this. The anti-gunners what Congress to do that. Same for religious issues. Well, there are 102 major legislative bodies in the ...
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George Washington’s Farewell: Cultivate Peace, Cherish Public Credit
By: Michael Boldin In his Farewell Address, George Washington said we should “cultivate peace” to avoid the dangers of massive national debt
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4 Founders on the President and War Powers under the Constitution
By: Michael Boldin A lot of “experts” want you to believe that under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution the executive branch rarely – if ever – needs to ...
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Impeachment: Intro to “high Crimes and Misdemeanors”
By: Michael Boldin No president in history has ever been removed through the impeachment process. So it’s not surprising that few people have an even basic understanding of it. In ...
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