“The 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.”
The impulse from many – left, right, libertarian, and the rest – to give the federal government more power to “protect liberty” from state and local governments might seem like a good idea on the surface. But stop and consider what they’re really doing –...
In the Appendix to Common Sense, first published on January 10, 1776 – Thomas Paine wrote about the “birthday of a new world,” with this timeless reminder that fits today – and every single day of the year: “We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” With...
“His mind was replete with resources that dissipated fear, and extricated in the greatest emergencies. Thus qualified, he stood forth early, and continued firm, through the great struggle, and may justly claim a large share of honor, due to that spirit of energy which...
This article is excerpted from the 2017 State of the Nullification Movement Report. Read or download the latest edition here. And, become a member here to support the TAC. We are in the midst of a revolution. But it’s not a revolution in the sense most people think...
Is the enemy of our enemy our friend? I suppose in the abstract, the depends. But when it comes to battling the biggest, most powerful government in the world, I think the answer is usually yes. To frame it into a more concrete strategy question: should we work with...