You Don’t Have “2nd Amendment Rights.” You Just Have Rights.
Millions of people today refer to their rights by amendment number, as if they get them FROM the Bill of Rights. Like referring to their right to keep and bear arms as their “2nd Amendment Rights.” But the founders saw things far differently. The words on paper aren’t...
The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning
Politicians tell us that welfare programs are absolutely necessary – and helpful. But they ignore the fatal trap that Benjamin Franklin uncovered over 250 years ago: The more you subsidize something, the more you get – government welfare programs make...
The 17th Amendment Broke the Founders Kill Switch
1913 was a really bad year. And one of the biggest changes came from the 17th Amendment. It didn’t just alter the way federal senators are chosen, it actually broke a process the framers built into the system: A constitutional KILL SWITCH to end the federal...