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 ...
Boston Massacre: Have We Remembered, or Surrendered?
“Remember, my friends, from whom you sprang” Commemorating the anniversary of the Boston Massacre – March 5, 1770 – John Hancock was issuing a challenge to all of us. And he was far from alone. For 13 years, from 1771 to 1783, the Sons and Daughters of...
Liberty OR Empire: You Can’t Have Both
“Empires, by Pride & Folly & Extravagance, ruin themselves like Individuals.” Benjamin Franklin wasn’t merely reciting history; he was warning us. Because every empire follows the same script. And while the common themes are overextension, debt, or even...