History
The National Bank That Breached the Articles of Confederation
Despite having no express authority to do so, Congress created a national bank under the Articles of Confederation by invoking an invented doctrine of โinherent sovereign authority.โ The episode reveals that even under a framework built on explicit and limited...
Patrick Henry’s Virginia Resolves of 1765: Spark of the Revolution
“Not bound to yield obedience.”ย That was no mere slogan. It was a warning – and a call to action printed across the colonies in 1765. The British had just passed the hated Stamp Act. But in Virginia, a 29-year-old freshman legislator named Patrick...
How Tyranny Parades as Law
โLaw is often but the tyrant’s will and always so when it violates the rights of an individual.โ Thomas Jefferson warned us. The biggest crimes against liberty do not happen in the shadows. They happen right in front of us. Paraded as law, justice, and the...
Virginia Association of 1769: A Step Toward Continental Unity
In May 1769, Virginia took a decisive step beyond carefully worded protests by launching an organized and strategic boycott against British goods. Led by George Washington and George Mason, the Virginia Association adapted northern resistance models to fit local...