Founding Principles
A Single Step: The Ancient Wisdom that Won American Independence
“A single step” beyond the limits of the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson warned that just one solitary act lays the foundation for unlimited power. Consider the road to 1776. It wasn’t about a tiny tax on tea; it was about the claimed authority to levy it. From the...
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...
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...
What Really Makes a “Land of the Free”
“For WHO ARE A FREE PEOPLE?” John Dickinson, the “Penman of the American Revolution,” posed this timeless question in 1767. His answer defied the modern narrative. It’s not a system where you hope to find rulers who respect your constitution and liberty....