“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Almost totally ignored today, Tench Coxe was famous at the time of the Founding. And his essays of “A Pennsylvanian” in support of the Constitution were actually far more widely read and influential during the debates over ratification than today’s far more famous...
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...
Few today know the name Tench Coxe, but at the time of the founding, he was famous. He wrote prolifically about the individual, natural right to keep and bear arms, the structure of the republic – and much more. Path to Liberty: Aug 15, 2022...
The federal government is involved in almost every area of our lives. But it wasn’t supposed to be that way. Tench Coxe was a prominent supporter of the Constitution. During the ratification debate, he gave us a long list of things the federal government...
What do John Bolton, the Venezuela coup/uprising, the 2nd Amendment and the right to keep and bear arms have to do with each other? On this episode, Michael Boldin shares a story that starts with Bolton calling for “libertad,” explains the founders view of...