Boston Massacre: Have We Remembered, or Surrendered?
“Remember, my friends, from whom you sprang” Commemorating the anniversary of the Boston Massacre – March 5, 1770 – John Hancock was issuing a challenge to all of us. And he was far from alone. For 13 years, from 1771 to 1783, the Sons and Daughters of...
Liberty OR Empire: You Can’t Have Both
“Empires, by Pride & Folly & Extravagance, ruin themselves like Individuals.” Benjamin Franklin wasn’t merely reciting history; he was warning us. Because every empire follows the same script. And while the common themes are overextension, debt, or even...
John Taylor’s Forgotten Warning about Judges Rewriting the Constitution.
“It is … the natural enemy of our home-bred form of government, and ought to awaken the resistance of all legislative and judicial departments, and the detestation of every person not enriched by this ruinous commerce.” That warning came from John Taylor of...