The Founders and the Constitution: John Rutledge
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: John Rutledge owned slaves. Moreover, during the Constitutional Convention, he informed his fellow delegates that the three southernmost states would not join the Union if the Constitution immediately abolished the slave...
The Founders and the Constitution: James Wilson
James Madison was the individual with the most influence on the framing (writing) of the Constitution. Some authors rate James Wilson second. I don’t agree with the latter assessment. Wilson’s impact at the Constitutional Convention, while significant, is overrated....
Consolidation and the Destruction of Liberty
If we truly want to build a real “land of the free,” it’s essential to understand the source of our problems – to “strike the root,” so to speak. Using the wisdom and warnings of leading founders and old revolutionaries – we can point to consolidation, or...