Five Foundational Truths from James Otis, Jr.
James Otis Jr. was one of the most important leaders of the American Revolution – yet today, he is almost completely forgotten. Years before the Declaration of Independence, he laid the intellectual foundation for the revolution by championing natural rights,...
10th Amendment Essentials: Sovereignty and Resistance
โThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.โ Before the Tenth Amendment was even drafted or considered, supporters of the Constitution told the...
The Founding Father of the Fourth Amendment
February 5 marks the birth of the American who had the greatest hand in what became the 4th Amendmentโs prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures โ James Otis. Unfortunately, โone of the most passionate and effective protectors of American rightsโ is...