Eleven Years
Ending the Federal Reserve from the Bottom Up
[Editor’s Note: In 2010 at the Austrian Economics Research Conference at the Mises Institute, William Greene presented a paper titled “Ending the Federal Reserve from the Bottom Up: Re-Introducing Competitive Currency by State Adherence to Article I,...
Today in History: James Madison Vetoes Infrastructure Bill as Unconstitutional
On the last day of his administration, March 3, 1817, President James Madison vetoed the Bonus Bill of 1817 – a plan that called for the federal construction of various roads, bridges, and canals throughout the country. In a letter to Congress, the president explained...
Thomas Jefferson: Revolutionary
In Thomas Jefferson – Revolutionary: A Radical’s Struggle to Remake America, historian Kevin Gutzman offers a fresh look at the famous statesman, described as “a revolutionary who effected radical change in a growing country.” Although often described as...
State and Local Law Enforcement Spying for the Federal Government; How to Stop It
Federal policies that encourage and facilitate the procurement of spy technology have essentially turned state and local law enforcement into an extension of the federal government. According to a paper recently published in the Washington Law Review by Catherine...