Government Attacks on Private Property
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano A recent Supreme Court oral argument about the liability of the FBI for invading and terrorizing the wrong home has brought to mind the dark and ...
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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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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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The Satirical Genius of Benjamin Franklin’s 1774 Letter to Lord North
By: Mike Maharrey “A friend to military government.” That’s not what we’d expect from one of the leading supporters of American independence, but that’s just how Benjamin Franklin signed his ...
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The Treaty of Paris: How the War for Independence Almost Didn’t End
By: Michael Boldin Signed on Sept 3, 1783 – the Treaty of Paris has long been called the formal end to the War for Independence. But the war didn’t officially ...
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