The 2nd Amendment isn’t your “Gun Permit.” You Are.
If you’re anything like me, your skin crawls anytime you hear someone say something like “the 2nd Amendment is the only gun permit I’ll ever need!” While I appreciate the sentiment in opposing permission schemes – along with the fees and government approvals...
Refuse to Cooperate: How the Colonies Responded to the Boston Port Act
James Madison gave us a blueprint to stop “unwarrantable” government actions (or even “warrantable” actions that happen to be unpopular) in Federalist #46. Madison wrote that “a refusal to cooperate with officers of the union” would...
Why Mercy Otis Warren Belongs in the Pantheon of America’s Founders
by Gary M. Galles, FEE March is National Women’s History Month. But despite the heightened attention it brings to women’s influence in American history, one continues to get far too little attention – Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814). After all, she has been called...