Prelude to Independence: Thomas Jefferson Declares British Acts Null and Void
“A nullity” and “we declare these acts void” This was the bold conclusion about British Acts that Thomas Jefferson came to in his powerful pamphlet A Summary View of the Rights of British America. Written nearly two years before the...
“Vote the Bums Out” is the Wrong Strategy
“Vote the bums out!” is the dominant political strategy in the United States. If you don’t like what’s going on, wait two years, or maybe four, and kick the offensive politicians out of office. Right? Well, the problem with this strategy is even in situations where...
The Strategy: How to Beat the Feds
Taking on the biggest and most powerful government in history may seem like an impossible task. It isn’t. That’s not to say that it’s going to be easy. As Thomas Jefferson said, “We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty, in a feather-bed.” He...