by Mike Maharrey | Oct 12, 2018 | Federal Power, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy
The Trump administration dropped 44,000 bombs in its first year – a faster bombing pace than Pres. Obama, who bombed more than Pres. Bush. America has intervened militarily in other countries for decades, against the council of founders like George Washington... 
by P.A. Deacon | May 13, 2018 | Foreign Policy, James Madison, War
When we talk about federal overreach, most people think about domestic issues. They focus on federal actions related to education, healthcare, social policy, guns, religion and so-on. But federal overreach in the realm foreign policy is just as dangerous to American... 
by John Whitehead | Feb 16, 2018 | Current Events, Federal Funding, Foreign Policy
Mark my words, America’s war spending will bankrupt the nation. For that matter, America’s war spending has already bankrupted the nation to the tune of more than $20 trillion dollars. Now the Trump Administration is pushing for a $4.4 trillion budget for fiscal year... 
by Tenth Amendment | Oct 11, 2017 | Foreign Policy, War
The following article by Jacob G. Hornberger was originally published at the Future of Freedom Foundation. On July 21, 1821, John Quincy Adams, who would go on to become the sixth president of the United States, warned that if America were ever to abandon its founding... 
by P.A. Deacon | Jun 11, 2017 | Eleven Years, Foreign Policy, Founders, Patrick Henry, War, War Powers
Apologists for the state often argue that criticism of the federal government must not encroach on national defense and foreign affairs. This is particularly true of Republicans, but Democrats are increasingly arguing in favor of a unitary presidency; especially as... 
by P.A. Deacon | Mar 5, 2017 | Book and Movie Reivews, Eleven Years, Foreign Policy, War, War Powers
War is a vehicle for federal power. Wars and threats of war create opportunities for the federal government to centralize military, economic, and political authority. This is clearly laid out in Walter Karp’s absorbing book The Politics of War: The Story of Two Wars...