James Madison
The Other 16th Amendment: Separation of Powers
James Madison considered the separation of powers so important he not only called it a โdogmatic maxim,โ he expressly included it as the 16th of his proposed Amendments to include a Bill of Rights. Path to Liberty: May 2, 2022...
Taxation is Theft is Actually a Big Understatement
A lot of my friends like to use the phrase “taxation is theft.” I do as well. But if we adopted the view of James Madison – we’d see this as a pretty huge understatement. Taxation is actually one of the primary tools of oppression. View this...
Was James Madison Really the Father of the Constitution?
March 16, 1751 – James Madison was born. The 4th President is known by most today as the โFather of the Constitution.โ But did that title really fit the man? Path to Liberty: March 16, 2022 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tentherradio/path-031622.mp3Podcast:...
Mr. Madison’s War on the General Welfare Clause?
David S. Schwartz (University of Wisconsin Law School) has postedย Mr. Madison’s War on the General Welfare Clauseย (57 pages) on SSRN.ย Here is the abstract: The General Welfare Clause of Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the Constitution (“Clause...