Thomas Jefferson and James Madison’s “Must Read” Sources to Understand Liberty and American Government
How can we learn about the founding principles and the meaning of the Constitution? Minutes from an 1825 meeting of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors shed some light on sources James Madison and Thomas Jefferson thought were essential to know in order to...
James Madison’s Last Day in Office: Veto of the “Bonus Bill”
As his last official act as President, James Madison vetoed a bill that would provide federal funding for building roads and canals throughout the United States. Today in history – on March 3, 1817 – President James Madison vetoed the Bonus Bill of 1817 –...
The Cost of the Nation’s Endless Wars
Oh, the hypocrisy. To hear President Biden talk about the Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, you might imagine that Putin is the only dictator bent on expanding his military empire through the use of occupation, aggression and oppression. Yet the United States is no...