End Runs Around the Constitution by the NSA
Two weeks ago we learned that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been spying on the chancellor of Germany and on the president of the United States. Last week we learned that it has spied on the Pope and on the conclave that elected him last March. This week we...
Remember, Remember the 10th of November
Would the proposed Constitution create the limited federal government promised? That was the central question facing the ratifying conventions as America considered adopting the new Constitution. Those in favor of ratification swore it would. But many remained...
Watertight Integrity and the American Federation
Have you ever wondered who thought of sailing in a steel ship? If for millenia, ships were made of wood that was able to float by itself, who would think to make a ship out of steel, which will sink if you put it in water? This thought no doubt plagued early sailors...