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The Real National Emergency

By: John Whitehead   Seventy years after President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about the cost of a military-industrial complex, America is still stealing from its own people to fund a global ...

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The Real National Emergency: Endless Wars, Failing Infrastructure, and a Dying Republic

By: John Whitehead   Seventy years after President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about the cost of a military-industrial complex, America is still stealing from its own people to fund a global ...

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War Powers: The True History of James Madison, the Constitution and the War of 1812

June 30, 2025 History / James Madison 0

By: Mike Maharrey   In the early years of the United States under the Constitution, James Madison made one of the most compelling constitutional arguments against unilateral presidential war powers. Through ...

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Defend the Guard: A Constitutional Check on Unrestricted War Powers

April 11, 2025 Militia / State Bills / War / wAR pOWERS 0

By: Mike Maharrey   Presidential administrations come and go but the war machine churns relentlessly on. “Defend the Guard” legislation can throw a monkey wrench in its cogs. Defend the Guard ...

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War Powers: The True History of James Madison, the Constitution and the War of 1812

September 24, 2024 History / James Madison 0

By: Mike Maharrey   In the early years of the United States under the Constitution, James Madison made one of the most compelling constitutional arguments against unilateral presidential war powers. Through ...

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War Powers: The True History of John Adams and the Quasi-War with France

By: Mike Maharrey     Many people believe presidents have a great deal of authority to make unilateral decisions about war without the approval of Congress. To support this conclusion, they ...

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Informing the Founders: A Short History of Standing Armies in England

November 9, 2023 Founding Principles 0

By: TJ Martinell The founding generation harbored a deep distrust of standing armies. This flowed not only from their first-hand experience with the British, but also from arguments against permanent military ...

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22 Years of Blowback from the USA Patriot Act

November 7, 2023 Current Events 0

By: John Whitehead For those who remember the days and months that followed 9/11, there is an unnerving feeling of déjà vu about the Hamas attacks on Israel. The same shocking ...

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War and the Constitution

By: Judge Andrew Napolitano Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before ...

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The Cost of the Nation’s Endless Wars

By: John Whitehead Oh, the hypocrisy. To hear President Biden talk about the Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, you might imagine that Putin is the only dictator bent on expanding his military empire ...

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