A Dangerous Strategy
The impulse from many – left, right, libertarian, and the rest – to give the federal government more power to โprotect libertyโ from state and local governments might seem like a good idea on the surface.ย But stop and consider what theyโre really doing โ...
Did the Constitution Fail the People? Or Did the People Fail the Constitution?
Did the Constitution fail? A lot of people think it did. This popular quote by Lysander Spooner sums up the thoughts of many. โBut whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain โ that it has either authorized such a government as we...
John Dickinson Put His Money Where His Mouth Was
It’s one thing to talk about fighting for liberty. It’s another thing to put your money where your mouth is. John Dickinson did just that. Despite his refusal to sign the Declaration of Independence, he was one of the few members of the First or Second...