Virginia Association of 1769: A Step Toward Continental Unity
By: Mike Maharrey In May 1769, Virginia took a decisive step beyond carefully worded protests by launching an organized and strategic boycott against British goods. Led by George Washington and ...
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The Tea Act of 1773 Was a Test of Obedience
By: Michael Boldin On May 10, 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act. To the average observer, it seemed like a break. Cheaper tea. A financial rescue for ...
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Precedent: Letting Yesterday’s Crimes Justify Tomorrow’s Tyranny
By: Michael Boldin “One of the vilest systems that can be set up.” That’s how Thomas Paine described government by precedent – when government uses power not because it’s authorized, ...
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How Party Politics Destroys Independent Thought and Liberty
By: Michael Boldin “Nothing is more dangerous to the cause of truth and liberty than a party-spirit.” Noah Webster didn’t mince words. Over 200 years ago, he saw the warning ...
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The Real Root Cause of the American Revolution
By: Michael Boldin Think the American Revolution was just about taxes, tea parties, and representation? Think again. The real conflict wasn’t about a few policies. It was about power – ...
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“The Immortal” Hugo Grotius: Lessons on Law That We Could Use
By: Joe Wolverton, II God created man free and a law unto himself, so that the actions of each individual and the sue of his possessions were not made subject ...
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James Oglethorpe: A Forgotten Founder and His Legacy of Liberty
By: Joe Wolverton, II On December 22, 1696, James Oglethorpe was born into a world poised between the ideals of liberty and the realities of tyranny. The story of his ...
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250 Years Ago: The Forgotten Declaration that Set the Course for Independence
By: Michael Boldin “To these grievous measures, Americans cannot submit.” That bold declaration helped spark coordinated resistance across the colonies in 1774. Today marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration ...
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Before Boston: The Tea Revolt That Began in Philadelphia
By: Mike Maharrey The Boston Tea Party is arguably the best-known event leading up to the war for independence, but a number of leading Revolutionaries, including Benjamin Rush and John ...
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Insights into the Constitution from English Social History
By: Rob Natelson If you want to understand the Constitution, you should know something of the social context that produced it. Very useful for this purpose are the chapters on ...
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