Cato vs the Constitution: Forgotten Anti-Federalist Arguments
“A vile and arbitrary aristocracy or monarchy” – that’s what the Anti-Federalist writer Cato warned we’d get. In a series of seven essays, he laid out his strongest arguments against ratification of the Constitution, predicting all kinds...
Is the President a King in Disguise? The Anti-Federalist Argument
During the debates over the ratification of the Constitution, Antifederalists repeatedly warned that the President would become like a king – and the worst kind of a king – an elected one. Path to Liberty: July 24, 2024...
Ground Up and Spit Out
Putting all of your faith in Washington D.C. will destroy liberty. Cato warned us that centralizing the United States into one government would create a situation where people with a thirst for power and aggrandizement would “oppress and grind” us. View...