“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Should we adhere to the original Constitution of 1789 or the Constitution of 1868? You might be asking, “What is the difference?” Last year, I talked about the rise of the “Progressive Originalists”, those who buttress their loose construction on a distorted reading...
On December 5, 1933, the 18th amendment was repealed by the 21st amendment, ending alcohol prohibition. What most people don’t know is that state and local nullification created the atmosphere where this repeal was inevitable. After the 18th amendment, nearly every...
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A few weeks ago, I launched the Activism 101 Podcast to chronicle boots on the ground local grassroots activism in real time. How often have you seen something going on in your community and thought, “Somebody needs to do something?” Maybe you even...
“Sometimes peace is purchased with violence.” – Sheriff Jim Winder, Salt Lake County, Utah William “Dub” Lawrence founded the first SWAT team in the state of Utah back in the 1970s. Thirty years later, that same SWAT unit killed his son-in-law, Brian Wood, during a...
NOTE: The text below is an excerpt from “The Rights of the Colonists,” written by Samuel Adams on Nov. 20, 1772. The video is my quick take on taxes and an introduction to Adams’ view. -MB A Common Wealth or state is a body politick or civil society...