Tenther Blog
Cato vs the Constitution: Forgotten Anti-Federalist Arguments
"A vile and arbitrary aristocracy or monarchy" - that's what the Anti-Federalist writer Cato warned we'd get. In a series of seven essays, he laid out his strongest arguments against ...
Sound Money Fellowship Available to Support Sound Money Research
The fellowship seeks to advance scholarship pertaining to sound money by encouraging in-depth exploration of monetary history, policy analysis, and comparative studies ...
Jury Nullification: The People’s Secret Weapon Against Tyranny
Thomas Jefferson called the trial by jury as the only anchor ever imagined by man that can hold a government to the constitution. And jury nullification is how to get ...
American Neocons Get Their Iran War as Congress Sleeps
Over the weekend, the Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel to “coordinate” with the Israeli military and plan a military strike against Iran ...
How the New York Bill of Rights Helped Lead to the U.S. Bill of Rights
When Congressman James Madison drafted a proposed bill of rights in the First Federal Congress of 1789, he did not write on a blank slate. He took into account historic ...
Most Important and Most Ignored: James Wilson’s State House Yard Speech
Everyone's heard of the Federalist Papers - Hamilton, Madison, Jay - but the most important Federalist speech in the entire ratification debate didn’t come from any of them. It came ...
Now in Effect: Maryland Law Places Some Limits on Police Use of Facial Recognition
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Oct. 4, 2024) – On Tuesday, a new Maryland law placing some limits on government use of facial recognition surveillance went into effect ...
Now in Effect: Alabama Law Prohibits Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases
The new law prohibits financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code to enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases ...
Signed as Law: California Legalizes Cannabis Cafes Despite Federal Prohibition
Under the new law, local jurisdictions can allow the preparation and sale of non-cannabis food or beverages by a licensed cannabis retailer or microbusiness in an area where the consumption ...
Bill of Rights: 5 Hidden Truths They Never Teach
Most of what they teach about the Bill of Rights completely skips over much of the real history. From the reason the Federalists opposed it, to Madison’s flip-flop, and the ...
NULLIFY THEM: Jefferson’s Rightful Remedy from the American Revolution
“A nullification of the act is THE rightful remedy.” That’s how Thomas Jefferson said we should respond to any federal act that goes beyond the limits of the Constitution. But ...
Signed as Law: Delaware Legalizes Limited Raw Milk Sales
The new law allows producers with a valid permit to sell raw milk and raw milk products directly to consumers ...
RESIST THEM: Samuel Adams’ Forgotten Call for Liberty
Nearly five years before the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Adams wrote an essay urging the people to resist tyranny - not tamely submit and hope for the best. For Adams, ...
