Bill of Rights: Born From the Fight Over Delegated and Reserved Powers
On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified and became part of the Constitution. Most people think they know why. But most actually don’t. It was birthed out of a brutal political battle between Federalists and Anti-Federalists over a question that nearly...
Consolidation: George Mason’s Core Anti-Federalist Warning
“A monarchy, or a corrupt tyrannical aristocracy.” That, George Mason warned, is what the Constitution would produce. His objections to ratification became the foundation for some of the most influential Anti-Federalist arguments. Born December 11, 1725, Mason was one...
True Loyalty vs Sedition and Treason
“It is a very great mistake to imagine that the Object of Loyalty is the Authority and Interest of one individual Man.” Decades before the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Adams understood the foundation of what became the American Revolution. It was a complete...