Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates
Famously, President Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address articulated his philosophical manifesto: “Peace, commerce, and friendship with all nations – entangling alliances with none.” These basic maxims were stressed repeatedly by Jefferson, who cherished a...
Jefferson’s Warning: Too Much Power in the Central Government
Letter From Thomas Jefferson to Gideon Granger, 13 August 1800 Dear Sir I received with great pleasure your favor of June 4. and am much comforted by the appearance of a change of opinion in your state: for tho’ we may obtain, & I believe shall obtain a majority...
The Constitutional Right to Trial by Jury
NOTE: The following is an excerpt of the article, The Rise and Fall of Jury Nullification, by James Ostrowski. Originally published in the Journal of Libertarian Studies, Volume 15, no. 2 (Spring 2001): 89–115, the full article can be found at Mises.org What the...
Fortunately, Thomas Jefferson Was Right
The federal government was undeniably intended to remain limited in power and scope As a result, proponents of expansive national power must twist historical narratives into unrecognizable fables in order to justify their position. Noah Feldman does just this in a...