Forgotten Founder: Tench Coxe
Few today know the name Tench Coxe, but at the time of the founding, he was famous. He wrote prolifically about the individual, natural right to keep and bear arms, …
Path to Liberty
Inflation: An Introduction
Supporters of the monster state love using the term “inflation” not to describe inflation, but the effects of it. That way, when they “take action” against inflation, they never go …
Benjamin Franklin’s Articles of Confederation
In July 1775, Benjamin Franklin introduced a formal plan for uniting the colonies – “The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.” He read it to the Second Continental Congress nearly …
Don’t Give in to Fear: Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist Speech No. 3
Responding to Federalist claims that rejecting ratification would lead to danger, chaos and potential ruin, Patrick Henry took the other side, “it is the fortune of a free people not …
2nd Amendment: To Prevent “the Greatest Danger to Liberty”
The founding generation repeatedly warned us about the great dangers to liberty posed by large standing armies. The best way to guard against that danger? Prevent the need for them …
Not Bound to “Yield Obedience”
When government goes beyond its just limits, the founders held that the people are not bound to “yield obedience.” From Patrick Henry in 1765 to Thomas Jefferson in 1798 this …
Was the 10th Amendment Redundant?
Thomas Jefferson considered the 10th Amendment the “Foundation of the Constitution.” But he was far from alone. Even before the 10th was drafted, leading federalists repeatedly told us the Constitution …
You Don’t Have “2nd Amendment Rights”
You just have rights. The right to keep and bear arms is a natural right. Not a gift from government. Not a privilege. And not something that requires a permission …
What Does “Necessary” Mean?
Necessary and Proper is one of the most misused and abused clauses in the Constitution. And much of the growth of government power is based on defining the word “necessary” …
Nullification Works: Cannabis 2022 Edition
With federal enforcement numbers dropping by as much as 90% in the last 6 years, it should be obvious that the feds have a resource problem. When enough people and …