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Streaming live Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30am Pacific, host Michael Boldin covers the latest news from the nullification movement – plus essential history lessons from the founders and old revolutionaries. All with a mind on strategy to support and advance the constitution and liberty today – and in the future.
Latest Episodes
James Madison vs Federal Gun Control
Zero. That’s the number of federal gun control measures authorized by the Constitution. But they’re not going to end themselves ...
Dear Feds: GFY
The largest government in history is incredibly abusive - of your rights, of your money, of the constitution - of ...
The 10th Amendment They Want You To Ignore
Politicians love that the people know little to nothing about “the foundation of the Constitution” - and how to keep ...
Resist Much. Obey Little.
Creating a real “land of the free” requires a people who not only love liberty - but have the backbone ...
Nullify This! Top-4 for 2024
With “nullification season” right around the corner, here’s an overview of the top-4 programs that absolutely have to go if ...
Breaking Free from the Monster State
In order to go from the largest government in history to a real “land of the free” - these 5 ...
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Category: 10th Amendment
The 10th Amendment: An Introduction
What does it mean, why did they think it was so important? And would we even have a constitution today ...
The 10th Amendment: Sovereignty of the People of the Several States
In the system of the Founders, the powers of both the "general government and the state governments" are "emanations of ...
The 10th Amendment and the Virginia Ratifying Convention
In Virginia, there was pretty fierce debate over the ratification of the Constitution. The principle of delegated and reserved powers ...
Category: Nullification Essentials
Nullification: An Introduction
Relying on the federal government to limit its own power is not just bad strategy - it’s dangerous to the ...
Did James Madison Reject Nullification?
Opponents of nullification often cite James Madison - author of the Virginia Resolutions of 1798 - as conclusive evidence that ...
James Madison: How to Defeat Federal Programs
In response to the hated Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, on Dec 21 and Christmas Eve, Virginia passed a ...
Category: Right to Keep and Bear Arms
4 Essential Steps to Nullify Federal Gun Control
All gun control is a violation of your natural right to keep and bear arms. But the ATF and their ...
2nd Amendment Preservation: Foundation to Nullify Federal Gun Control
Using advice from James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and others - and following up on the success implementing these strategies on ...
Self-Defense: The First Law of Nature
The top-10 quotes from the founding generation on the natural right to keep and bear arms. Thomas Jefferson and George ...
Category: In the Founders’ Words
Precedent Has Always Been the Problem
And no, we’re not referring to the courts, at least not this time. Wisdom and warnings from John Dickinson, George ...
James Otis, Jr: Firebrand of the Revolution
Few today know James Otis, Jr. - born Feb 5, 1725 - whose 5 hour oration against the Writs of ...
George Washington’s Warnings: Top-3 from his Farewell Address
Almost totally ignored today, George Washington's Farewell Address was packed full of advice and warnings for the future. On this ...
Category: Federal Courts
The Supreme Court is a Big Part of the Problem: Police State Edition
Much of the police state we live under today has been given a green light by the Supreme Court - ...
Who Decides? James Madison on Interpreting the Constitution
For the “Father of the Constitution,” giving interpretive supremacy to any one branch would destroy the separation of powers. So ...
The #1 Reason the Supreme Court is a Waste of your Time
Under the monster state we all face today, no matter who sits on the supreme court, the federal government will ...
Category: Police State
Copposition: Thin Blue Line vs the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
In state after state, after state ...the most aggressive - and effective - opponents of legislation to protect or advance ...
Top-4 Lies in Support of Qualified Immunity
A legal doctrine created out of thin air by the federal courts, and then forced on all 50 states - ...
State-Federal Task Forces and the National Police State
Through the proliferation of joint law enforcement task forces, the federal government is creating a national police force that operates ...
Category: Nullification Strategy
Who is Supposed to Keep the Feds in Check?
Who is responsible for keeping the federal government within the limits of the Constitution? It’s definitely not about somehow magically ...
Compliance is Violence: Dickinson and Spooner on the Path to Liberty
John Dickinson and Lysander Spooner were separated by nearly a century in life, and possibly even more in their political ...
Partnerships Don’t Work When Half the Team Quits
The federal government and the states are partners in almost every major domestic policy area. And, as leading founders like ...
Category: Essential History
When Did Things Go Off the Rails?
The Constitution is not in force in any meaningful way, but when did things get like this? Some people think ...
Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of Why it Exists
Most people associate passage of amendments in the 1st Congress with the dogged persistence of Rep. James Madison. But if ...
Common Sense: The Most Brilliant Pamphlet in History?
First published on January 10, 1776 - Thomas Paine’s Common Sense defended and inspired the cause of independence like no ...
Category: Surveillance
22 Years of Patriot Act Blowback
October 26, 2001 - We’re still grappling with the blowback that comes with allowing freedom to be eviscerated in exchange ...
Thomas Jefferson vs the Surveillance State
Applying Thomas Jefferson’s strategy for advancing liberty to the massive and ever-growing surveillance state we live under today. One state ...
ALPR: Stalking You by Your License Plate
The number of automated license plate readers has exploded to mind-boggling levels in recent years. Databases now contain billions of ...
Category: War Powers
Armies and Debts and Taxes. Oh My!
The founders warned us - over and over and over again - about the dangers to liberty from war. As ...
The Cost of War is Much More than Financial
Can’t say we weren’t warned. Over and over, and over - and over. Yet here we are today - and ...
War Powers and the Constitution: An Overview
“In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question ...
Category: Asset Forfeiture
Nullify the Federal “Equitable Sharing” Asset Forfeiture Program
Even when states end civil asset forfeiture, a federal program called “equitable sharing” encourages them to participate in a federal ...
Asset Forfeiture is Theft
Nullification Movement News, Episode 3. This week's stories include: -5 States vs State and Fed Forfeiture -The Fiat Currency Regime ...
Stolen Loot, Secret Spending and Stingray Surveillance
Asset forfeiture, federal equitable sharing funds, secret warrantless surveillance and more. All unconstitutional - and all in a day’s work ...
Category: Nullification Movement
State of the Nullification Movement 2021
We were warned. Relying on the federal government to magically limit its own power would guarantee that power would always ...
Status Report: Nullify Federal Gun Control
States have the power to pull the rug out from under federal gun control enforcement. Get a status report update ...
Dozens of Small Towns Reject Federal Bribe Money
With federal “funding” comes federal strings - and federal control. And while most state and local governments are happy with ...
Category: Federal Reserve
Nullify the Fed
The federal reserve isn’t going to end itself. And congress isn’t going to cut off the engine that drives the ...
States vs CBDC: Here Comes the Opposition
As support for state efforts against a central bank digital currency ramps up, we’re starting to hear what opponents have ...
James Madison vs a Central Bank Digital Currency
States and individuals can stop a CBDC. It’s going to take hard work - and good strategy. The latter, we’ve ...
Category: Brutus’ Antifederalist Papers
The Dangers of Consolidation: Antifederalist Brutus No. 1
Whether they supported or opposed the Constitution - virtually everyone at the time of ratification was in agreement on at ...
Consolidation vs Natural Liberty: Antifederalist Brutus No. 2
With a natural rights foundation - along with warnings about consolidation and people with power - in his 2nd of ...
Oppress and Plunder: Antifederalist Brutus No. 3
In his 3rd essay, Antifederalist Brutus made the case that ratification should be rejected because representation in Congress was far ...
Category: Cato’s Antifederalist Papers
Urging Caution: Antifederalist Cato No. 1
Just days after the proposed Constitution was signed in Philadelphia, the first of Cato’s Antifederalist papers was published in the ...
Hamilton’s Dictatorship: Antifederalist Cato No. 2
In response to the first published antifederalist paper from Cato, Alexander Hamilton (likely) launched a scatching attack. Writing as Caesar, ...
Consolidation Leads to Force: Antifederalist Cato No. 3
In his 3rd paper, Cato focuses on the dangers of consolidation, or centralization of power. In support, he relies on ...
Category: Patrick Henry’s Antifederalist Speeches
We the People or We the States: Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist Speech No. 1
In his first speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry challenged the legitimacy of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, ...
Liberty or Empire: Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist Speech No. 2
Centralization of power, standing armies, an elected king - would lead to a mighty empire, rather than a land of ...
Don’t Give in to Fear: Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist Speech No. 3
Responding to Federalist claims that rejecting ratification would lead to danger, chaos and potential ruin, Patrick Henry took the other ...