Big Government Solutions Don’t Work

by Ron Paul From a speech before the US House of Representatives  September 7, 2006 Politicians throughout history have tried to solve every problem conceivable to man, always failing to recognize that many of the problems we face result from previous so-called...

Choosing Federalism, Choosing Freedom

by Timothy Baldwin After the release of my last column “Freedom’s Destruction by Constitutional De-Construction,” I received so many responses to my statement, “The people of the states [must] once again reject this national form of government...

The Hollowing Out of American Federalism

by Lawrence A. Hunter Ph.D. What Is The Federal System Of Government? Many people mistakenly equate “Federalism” with decentralization. A federal system is certainly a decentralized system but it is also much more. The defining characteristics of federalism are:...