Colonial Nullification: A Maryland County Court’s Repudiation of the Stamp Act
On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, the first internal tax levied directly on American colonies. The colonists effectively nullified the hated act by refusing to enforce it and actively resisting its implementation. Patrick Henry took...
Today in History: Stamp Act Repealed and Declaratory Act Passed
Today in history, on Mar 18, 1766, British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, after months of protest from the colonies and British merchants. On the same day, Royal Assent was given to the Declaratory Act, a pronouncement that Parliament’s authority in North America...
Repeal the Patriot Act
I have been writing for years about the dangers to human freedom that come from government mass surveillance. The United States was born in a defiant reaction to government surveillance. In the decade preceding the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the...