History
First State of the Union: George Washington’s Blueprint Betrayed
“A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined.” January 8, 1790. George Washington walked into the Senate Chamber of Federal Hall in New York City and delivered his first annual message to a joint session of Congress. Today, we call it the State of the...
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...
The Regulator War of 1771: A Forgotten Rebellion Against Corruption
There are many events in the history of the formation of this Republic that go unnoticed, unremembered, and unheralded. Today is a chance to remedy that and remember the Regulators. As if cut from today’s headlines, patriot farmers and small ranchers in North and...
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...