Federalist #16: The Seeds of Nullification
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the 16th in a series of articles giving an introduction to the Federalist Papers, a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States...
Bill of Rights Day: A Day of Mourning
Editor’s Note: Bill of Rights Day is December 15th. But as Kevin Gutzman points out in this article, originally published December 14, 2009, it’s not a day of celebration. Instead, it should be a day of mourning for the death of decentralized...
Fortunately, Thomas Jefferson Was Right
The federal government was undeniably intended to remain limited in power and scope As a result, proponents of expansive national power must twist historical narratives into unrecognizable fables in order to justify their position. Noah Feldman does just this in a...