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Fear: The Engine of Power

By: Michael Boldin   “Fear is the foundation of most governments.” John Adams was right – except for one word.  Not “most.” From ancient empires to modern regimes, the story never ...

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Fear: The Engine of Power

By: Michael Boldin   “Fear is the foundation of most governments.” John Adams was right – except for one word.  Not “most.” From ancient empires to modern regimes, the story never ...

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The Influence of Machiavelli on the Founding Fathers of the United States

By: Joe Wolverton, II   When discussing the intellectual influences on the Founding Fathers of the United States, one typically hears names such as Locke, Montesquieu, and Blackstone. However, one influential ...

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How Tyranny Parades as Law

By: Michael Boldin   “Law is often but the tyrant’s will and always so when it violates the rights of an individual.” Thomas Jefferson warned us. The biggest crimes against liberty ...

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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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Arbitrary Power: The Definition of Tyranny

By: Michael Boldin   “The curse and scandal of human nature.” That’s how James Otis, Jr. described arbitrary power. It wasn’t just a sign of tyranny, or a step toward it. ...

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Nondelegation: The Constitutional Principle Almost Everyone Ignores

By: Michael Boldin   “The very definition of tyranny.” That’s how James Madison described the consolidation of legislative, executive, and judicial power in the same hands. This wasn’t just a warning. ...

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Not Just Bad Policy: The Founders Called it Treason and War

April 15, 2025 Founding Principles 0

By: Michael Boldin   Treason. Invasion. Conquest. That’s how the Founders and old revolutionaries described usurpation – power stolen, not delegated. And it wasn’t just rhetoric. It was a foundational, and ...

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Lysander Spooner’s Case Against Judicial Supremacy

By: Michael Boldin   “An unconstitutional judicial decision is no more binding than an unconstitutional legislative act.” That was Lysander Spooner, utterly rejecting the doctrine of judicial supremacy – the dangerous ...

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Nullification 101: Five Core Principles You Need to Know

By: Michael Boldin   Nullification is THE rightful remedy for all unconstitutional acts – usurpations of power. Understanding the five core principles that make up its foundation is essential to getting ...

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