Foundation of the Revolution: Compliance Destroys Freedom
“RESIST THEM” American Independence was built on the understanding that compliance with arbitrary power isn’t safety – or peace. It’s surrender. That’s an essential, but long-forgotten foundation of the American Revolution: Laws made outside the limits of the...
Resist Beginnings: The Ancient Roman Maxim Behind the American Revolution
“Like a cancer” America was built on a foundation that constitutional violations are a deadly disease. Give government an inch – and they’ll take a few thousand miles, and never stop. And before too long, it’ll get to a place where it’s no longer a Republic, but...
Standing Armies: The Foundation of Tyranny
March 5, 1770. The Boston Massacre. British regulars fired on a crowd. Five people died. Tragic, absolutely. Predictable, without a doubt. This wasn’t hindsight. On the fifth anniversary of the bloodshed, Dr. Joseph Warren laid out exactly why:, it was part of ...