History
Natural Rights and Liberty: The Foundation and the Goal
With the TAC’s 15 year anniversary coming this week, I thought it was a good time to share with you our driving principle – the foundation for all our work, along with the long-term goal of what we hope to achieve. For those who prefer to keep things short, I...
Lessons in Centralized Power: Federal Policy Facilitated Forced Sterilization of Native American Women
Most people reflexively believe the federal government protects the interests of minorities. After all, the feds gave us the Civil Rights Acts and ended segregation – so the narrative goes. But in truth, the federal government has a pretty abysmal record when it...
The Lessons of Waco
April 19 was the 28th anniversary of one of the most shameful episodes in modern American history: the massacre of 76 innocent men, women, and children by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) in a military-style assault on the Branch Davidian...
Was This the Biggest Political Flip-Flop Ever?
I don’t think anybody is surprised when politicians flip-flop. George H.W. Bush with his “no new taxes” pledge provides a great modern example. But Alexander Hamilton arguably gave us the most damaging, if not the biggest, flip-flop ever when he did a complete 180 on...