The Power to Make War
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano Two weeks ago, while the House of Representatives was finalizing its 700-page legislation authorizing the Treasury to borrow and spend $1.9 trillion in the next six months, ...
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This Means War!
By: Mike Maharrey If you’ve been following the news at all, you know Pres. Trump ordered an airstrike that killed a prominent Iranian general in Iraq. This followed a fracas at the ...
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Thomas Paine on War (and other Founders too)
By: Michael Boldin Outspoken and famous for writing “The Crisis,” “Common Sense,” and “The Rights of Man,” Thomas Paine had some choice words about war that people would do well ...
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James Madison on War as a Great Threat to Liberty
By: Tenth Amendment Excerpted from Political Observations, 20 April 1795 Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops ...
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4 Founders on the President and War Powers under the Constitution
By: Michael Boldin A lot of “experts” want you to believe that under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution the executive branch rarely – if ever – needs to ...
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