Book Review: Constitution Owner’s Manual
What does the Constitution mean, and who gets to decide? Such a question has been answered in written form by political pundits, lawyers, and academics. Most of these accounts, however, rely upon a pre-determined ideological narrative that routinely obfuscates an...
Today in History: Thomas Jefferson was Born
Today in history, on April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born. A classical liberal that embraced decentralized power, Jefferson championed a distinctly American political philosophy during Virginia’s ascension to statehood, the creation of the United States,...
Today in History: Patrick Henry’s Give Me Liberty Speech
Today in history, on March 23, 1775, tensions in Virginia were at their highest point during the imperial crisis with Britain. The House of Burgesses, the stateβs elected assembly, was about to make a bold decision β to commit its militia to the cause of independence....