Were the Anti-Federalists Right?
“A monarchy, or a corrupt, tyrannical aristocracy” That’s what George Mason predicted we’d get under the constitution. And he was far from alone. The Anti-Federalists repeatedly warned that the constitution wouldn’t actually create a federal union....
Luther Martin’s Warning: Executive Power, Unequal Representation, and the Illusion of Impeachment
Luther Martin feared that the Constitution was not a blueprint for liberty, but rather a framework for centralized control that threatened state sovereignty. He hammered this point home in Genuine Information, criticizing unequal representation in Congress, condemning...
Congressional Omnibus is Like a Bad Hollywood Movie Sequel
This weekend’s late-night spending vote in Congress seems like another in an endless series of sequels to a bad suspense movie. Just at the brink of “disaster,” just before the stroke of midnight, Congress pulls off a miracle and passes an omnibus bill to save us from...