Strategy
Applying James Madison’s Strategy to Stopping Federal Gun Control
Writing in Federalist 46 – James Madison gave us a four-step blueprint of how to stop federal programs – without waiting for the federal government to somehow, magically limit its own power. His strategy can and should be applied to a wide range of issues,...
How Free People Should Respond to Unconstitutional Acts
How should a free people respond to unconstitutional acts? Most people today use three strategies, none of which reflect how the founders told us to respond to usurpations of power. 1. CALL CONGRESS! First, people try pressuring Congress. Theyโll organize campaigns to...
Today in History: Boston Resolution Against Helping Redcoats Passed
On September 27, 1774, a meeting of the Committees of Correspondence of Boston and a dozen neighboring towns passed a resolution condemning any colonists assisting the Red Coats and calling for measures to oppose them. This was one of many resolutions passed during...
Whose Fault Is This?
The Constitution was supposed to create a general government limited to a few specific listed powers. Instead, we ended up with the biggest most powerful government in the history of the world. What happened? And who’s to blame? James Madison outlined the...