James Madison
Refuse to Comply: Madison’s Blueprint to Stop the Feds
“A refusal to cooperate.” Thatโs the strategy James Madison gave us to stop federal programs. In Federalist #46, he laid out a series of steps to combat โunwarrantable measures of the federal governmentโ along with those that are โwarrantableโ but...
This Isn’t a Presidency. It’s a Throne.
The executive, James Madison warned, is the branch of power most interested in and prone to war. Empowering it to both declare and wage war, not only guarantees endless war, itโs a ROYAL power the founders fought to free themselves from. Thatโs why a free people must...
War Power Showdown: James Madison vs the Executive Branch
There is no situation – ever – where the President can unilaterally take the United States to war. No emergency. No exception. No loophole. James Madison made this absolutely clear, again and again. And when he became president, he followed that rule to...
General Welfare: You’ve Been Lied to. Here’s the Proof.
James Madison called it absurd to say Congress may do whatever it wants under the general Welfare clause. But thatโs exactly how politicians treat it today – as a blank check for nearly unlimited power. In this episode, youโll learn the original meaning of the...