The Legend of the Proslavery Constitution
by Jason Ross - Law & Liberty Historians today speak of the “proslavery Constitution” and “antislavery constitutionalism”; they almost never speak of the “antislavery Constitution” or of “proslavery constitutionalism.” This ...
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The Incorporation Doctrine Broke the Constitutional System
By: Mike Maharrey I think centralizing power is always a net loss for liberty. So did the founding generation. This is why the framers of the Constitution emphatically rejected a ...
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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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Patrick Henry: “If This Be Treason!”
By: Joe Wolverton II There was a time in our history when one of our finest patriot fathers is said to have waved the saber of “treason” in the face ...
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28 Fundamental Principles of the Founding Fathers
Discover the 28 fundamental beliefs of the Founding Fathers which they said must be understood and perpetuated by every people who desired peace, prosperity, and freedom... These beliefs have made ...
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Principle over Party: All the Time
Michael Boldin For us it’s principle over party – all the time. There are many examples of the founders warning about the power of factions, which would certainly include the ...
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American History of Direct Taxation
By KrisAnne Hall, JD During the American “Civil War,” politicians figured out a whole new source of revenue…the individual American income. If they could pull it off, it would invariably ...
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What Use Is an “Inalienable” Right?
by James R. Rogers Note: When seeking definitions of words used by the Founders, use a period dictionary like Webster's 1828 Dictionary, there is an on-line version you can use ...
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Progressives & Modern Feminists Don’t Want You To Know these Heroic Women
By KrisAnne Hall, JD Many who would rewrite history, would have us to believe the women during the revolution were oppressed subservient wives of overbearing, misogynistic husbands who dictated policy ...
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The “General Welfare” Clause
by JOHN W. BUGLER We Americans find ourselves faced with the disquieting specter of a national debt measured in trillions of dollars: a sum truly inconceivable. Many economists and politicians ...
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