Constitution
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: One of the Worst Ever
Sept 18, 1850 – Pres. Millard Fillmore signed the 2nd Federal Fugitive Slave Act into law. An attempt to implement the Fugitive Slave Clause of the Constitution, the act, at best, had serious constitutional issues. In response, as had been done under the...
Big-Spending U.S. Government Running Recession-Like Budget Deficits
To hear President Joe Biden tell it, the U.S. economy is booming. Meanwhile, the federal government is running monthly budget deficits that you would normally see during a deep recession. With two months left to go, the deficit for fiscal 2023 now stands at $1.61...
There’s Much More than Just the Federalist Papers
If you want to understand the Constitution – its original, legal meaning – don’t rely exclusively, or even primarily on the Federalist Papers. You’ll want to read other federalists like James Wilson, Tench Coxe and John Dickinson, plus the leading...
Top Warnings from the Antifederalist Brutus
In his series of essays, Brutus repeatedly warned about the dangers of centralized power, predicting that the proposed government would end up exercising “infinite” and “incomprehensible” power. Path to Liberty: July 26, 2023...