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Five Constitutional Truths They Don’t Want You to Know

Five Constitutional Truths They Don’t Want You to Know

by Michael Boldin | Jun 25, 2025 | Constitution, Founding Principles

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.” Thomas Jefferson nailed it. And here’s the deal – mass, widespread ignorance about our Constitution is no accident. It’s by design. Why? Because...
The ideas that formed the Constitution: Jean-Louis DeLolme and “We the People…”

The ideas that formed the Constitution: Jean-Louis DeLolme and “We the People…”

by Rob Natelson | Apr 24, 2023 | Constitution, Founding Principles, Preamble

Writers on the Constitution seldom mention the name of Jean-Louis DeLolme. This is unfortunate, because DeLolme’s book on the English political system significantly influenced those who participated in the constitutional debates of 1787–1790. The Constitution’s...
Power From the People

Power From the People

by Michael Boldin | Dec 31, 2022 | 10th Amendment, Constitution, Founding Principles

We’ve all heard or seen the slogan, “Power to the People,” but it gets things almost completely backwards. The word “TO” is the wrong word, by far.  Under the system and principles of the founders and old revolutionaries, all power comes FROM the people.  They don’t...
Liberty, Power, Precedent and the People

Liberty, Power, Precedent and the People

by Michael Boldin | Dec 21, 2022 | Founding Principles, John Dickinson

While most people have never heard his name today, Founding Father John Dickinson was famous at the time of the Revolution. In 1767, he authored the 12 “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania” in response to the hated Townshend Acts.  These essays quickly became the...
Understanding the Constitution: The Force of the Preamble

Understanding the Constitution: The Force of the Preamble

by Rob Natelson | Aug 30, 2021 | Constitution, Preamble

My last essay discussed the style of the Constitution’s preamble. Gouverneur Morris, its principal author, composed a passage that was grand, euphonious, and balanced. This essay addresses the preamble’s substance. The preamble of a legal instrument recites understood...
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