Founding Fathers
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...
The Day Rebellion Became Law: June 12, 1776
On June 12, 1776, Virginia made rebellion law. They didnโt ask for permission – they said take it, whether government likes it or not. In this episode, weโre digging into a forgotten founding document: the Virginia Declaration of Rights – where power comes...
The Forgotten Resolutions That Actually Started Independence
On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee stood before the Continental Congress with a resolution declaring that the united colonies were free and independent states, and that all political connection between them and Great Britain was โtotally dissolved.โ It also called for...
TREASON: How Patrick Henry Ignited the Revolution
In 1765, after the British passed the Stamp Act, a 29-year-old freshman legislator in Virginia named Patrick Henry pushed back – hard. His Virginia Resolves didnโt just protest a tax; they rejected Parliamentโs power outright and called for resistance. โIf this...