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A Degeneracy of Morals and Manners
James Madison wrote about the "degeneracy of morals and manners" that happens when a country engages in war ...
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5 Founders on the Horrors and Evils of War
Thomas Paine, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison - in their own words - on the evils of war. Not on the structure of war powers under ...
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The Evil and Cynicism of Federal Foreign “Donations”
The question arises: Why should the U.S. government be making “donations” to anyone? Why not instead leave the money in the hands of the American people and let them decide ...
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Federal Surveillance State Empowers TSA to Control Entire U.S. Transit System
how the hell did the TSA manage to gain the controlling interest of our public transit agencies? And why isn't this headline news instead of just a matter-of-fact news story ...
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A National Constitution?
Do we have a "national" Constitution? The historical establishment would have you believe it ...
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The Cost of War: Our Liberty
James Madison warned that "of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded." Why? Because it sows the seeds for other threats to liberty ...
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When Did Things Go Off the Rails?
The Constitution is not in force in any meaningful way, but when did things get like this? Some people think 1861, or 1913, or 1933 - but the answer may ...
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Just Because They Can Doesn’t Mean They Should
Just because I point out that a government has a particular power doesn't necessarily mean I think it should use that particular power ...
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U.S. Senate Votes to Expand the National Police State
Earlier this month, the Senate voted 95-3 on a non-binding budget resolution to fund the hiring of 100,000 police officers. The vote doesn't authorize any funding but affirms the Senate's ...
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From the Nixon Shock to Biden-flation
This month marks fifty years since President Richard Nixon closed the “gold window” that had allowed foreign governments to exchange US dollars for gold. Nixon’s action severed the last link ...
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Unlimited Taxes and Militarism: Antifederalist Brutus No. 7
Brutus takes Alexander Hamilton to task over his support of power “without limitation” to raise and fund armies in Federalist No. 23. He disputes the need, and argues it would ...
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Signed as Law: New Jersey Bans State and Local Participation in Immigration Detention
In practice, the law prohibits any state or local government agency from entering into, renewing, or extending a contract, agreement, intergovernmental service agreement, or memorandum of understanding that authorizes a ...
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