Is being anti-immigration un-American?
Now, as in the founding era, immigration comes down to one thing: power.
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Was Marbury v. Madison Good for American Government?
Take any American history or political science course and you are certain to talk about the landmark Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison. I could probably also surmise that you will be told this is precisely the role the Constitution gave the judicial branch.
That, of course, would be wrong, but this would be one of many events the modern American educational system muffs on a regular basis.
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Worst President? Most Were Awful, But What About LBJ?
Who was the worst president? Tom Woods and Michael Malice were presented with this question in one of his recent podcast episodes. He and Malice spent a good deal of time debating if Woodrow Wilson or Franklin Roosevelt did more damage to America. Both were awful, and Malice makes a compelling case for Wilson, while Woods at throws a few stones at FDR. But this question is too simplistic and it leaves out a host of other bad guy presidents in American history.
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Every “Constitutional Conservative” Should Understand the Articles of Confederation
Were the Articles the Articles of Confederation really that bad? Did the Constitution fundamentally change the Union? What are the similarities between the Constitution and the Articles? Did the States secede from the Articles?
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If You Like Liberty, Don’t Run for Federal Office
This probably one of the hardest points to make for those interested in government reform, but if you want change, stay away from the Leviathan.
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John Dickinson and Originalism
Dickinson affirmed that the Union was comprised of “sovereign states” and that the general government under the Constitution only contained those powers granted to it by the states themselves while the states retained all others to be used at their discretion.
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An American Tradition: Constitutionalism
Does an “American tradition exist? And if so, what does it entail?
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Tariffs and the Constitution
It’s Webster vs. Calhoun all over again, only this time, I show how they agree on tariffs, nullification, and secession.
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The Original Constitution Is Now “Extreme”
We have gotten to this point in American life. I predicted it when I wrote The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers.
If you admire the founding generation or the Constitution, you are “extreme.”
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