Recrossing the Rubicon

by Brad Berner “Experience [has] shown that, even under the best forms [of government], those entrusted with power have, in time and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.” –Thomas Jefferson, 1779 In the aftermath of 9/11 the Bush administration and...

National vs Local Government

by Clay Barham If you reflect back on how the institutions of governance grew in America, from 1620 to the present, you will see that National Government grew into its present level without much public support.  The settlements starting in New England, as well as...