Anti-Federalists Strike Back: Two Responses to James Wilson’s State House Speech
By: Bob Fiedler On September 17, 1787, the Philadelphia Convention, finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. The Anti-Federalists wasted no time in denouncing the document. The first stand-alone counterattack against the anti-federalists ...
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What if the NFL did not Hire Referees?
Constitutional Minute #1 Presently, the NFL makes the rules for professional football. They hire and train the referees to keep the players within those established rules and the rules are uniform ...
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4 Essential Steps to Nullify Federal Gun Control
By: Michael Boldin All gun control is a violation of your natural right to keep and bear arms. But the ATF and their partners in local law enforcement aren’t going to ...
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Even if They’re Able to Repeal: Zero Authority
By: Michael Boldin The right to keep and bear arms is a natural right – not a gift from government. And even if they were able to straight up repeal the ...
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The Cultural Pessimism of the 1619 Project
"The 1619 Project distorts the scholarship on slavery, finance, and U.S. economic history." by Peter A. Coclanis There is a lot of talk in the U.S. today about “cultural pessimism.” ...
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Respect the Fed? No, End the Fed
By: Ron Paul President Joe Biden has unveiled a three-part plan to fight inflation — or at least make people think he is fighting inflation. One part of the plan involves ...
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Are You Morally Required to Obey?
By: Michael Boldin A lot of people seem to treat government acts as something they’re morally required to obey – until repealed. But this flies in the face of the ...
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Lessons from the Quartering Acts of 1765 and 1774
By: TJ Martinell Most people are familiar with the Boston Tea Party, but not a lot of people know about the aftermath, and how that experience helped shape the Constitution and ...
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Fact Check: No, overruling Roe v. Wade would not endanger other rights
By: Rob Natelson In a previous essay, I surmised that the purpose of leaking the Supreme Court’s draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade (pdf) was to expose one or more justices to ...
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State Language on Jury Nullification
Citizens Must Claim Rights: Founders Gave Juries the Right to Determine Law Spotlight March 20, 2000 Some say jury nullification is the most practical way to stop the juggernaut police ...
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