Tenther Blog
Ignorance is the “Footstool of Despotism”
Ignorance of liberty, of the constitution, of the powers delegated to the government - and so much more - are just what tyrants absolutely love. And we’re literally surrounded by ...
Liberty and Freedom: A View from the Founders
To many people today, liberty is little more than choosing new people to rule over them every few years. And even in the founding generation, there was a wide range ...
Fear is the Foundation of Government Power
A culture of obedience and compliance guarantees that government will never stop growing - and defiance and nullification represent the “rightful remedy” to usurpations of power. But today, many people ...
Nullify the Federal “Equitable Sharing” Asset Forfeiture Program
Even when states end civil asset forfeiture, a federal program called “equitable sharing” encourages them to participate in a federal version anyway. But the states can opt-out and nullify the ...
Armies and Debts and Taxes. Oh My!
The founders warned us - over and over and over again - about the dangers to liberty from war. As James Madison put it, war gives us armies, which lead ...
Thomas Jefferson vs the Surveillance State
Applying Thomas Jefferson’s strategy for advancing liberty to the massive and ever-growing surveillance state we live under today. One state is following it well, and all other states should copy ...
Antifederalist: Top Warnings from the Federal Farmer
In his series of 18 letters, Federal Farmer repeatedly warned about the dangers of centralized power, predicting that the proposed government would end in “the destruction of freedom.” Path to ...
Big-Spending U.S. Government Running Recession-Like Budget Deficits
With two months left to go, the deficit for fiscal 2023 now stands at $1.61 trillion, after the federal government charted another massive shortfall in July ...
Now in Effect: Arkansas Law to Help Protect Gun Rights for Medical Marijuana Patients
The law prohibits the Arkansas State Police from denying a concealed carry license on the basis of an individual's use of medical marijuana under state law ...
Ten Thousand Implied Powers: Patrick Henry’s Final Antifederalist Speech
In his last major speech during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry warned against the potential for “ten thousand implied powers,” and called for a number of amendments prior to ...
Decentralization: The Cure for Polarization
Everywhere you turn, it seems like people are at each other’s throats. Everything has gotten political - and it’s only going to keep getting worse. Unless, of course, the people ...
Republicans Miss the Point on Government Regulations
The problem with these new government regulations is the same problem with the old government regulations: they should not exist in the first place. ...
