Founding Fathers
Was Elbridge Gerry the “Federal Farmer”?
The Letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republican are among the most highly regarded productions of Antifederalist literature. Several of the Farmer’s recommendations were incorporated into the Bill of Rights, such as his prescription for reserving unenumerated...
This isn’t Asking Permission. It’s Physical Removal.
1768 Boston. British agents board John Hancock’s ship. No warrant. No authorization. What happens next isn’t a petition or a court filing. It’s what the founders showed a free people must do when government oversteps – a timeless blueprint of...
This isn’t Defense. It’s the Constitution Betrayed.
He wanted a president for life – the ultimate big-government founder. Yet Alexander Hamilton’s position on war powers makes every modern president look like they’ve completely betrayed the constitution. The standard they buried. Original sources. Direct...
He Could Have Been King. Watch What He Did Instead.
January 8, 1790: George Washington delivered the first State of the Union. It wasn’t a royal decree. It was a job report. No applause. No guests. Just the shortest annual message in history. He could have acted like a king. Instead, he called for an armed,...