Law as a Weapon: How Tyrants Say it’s “Legal” to Crush You
The biggest crimes against liberty aren’t committed in the shadows – they happen in broad daylight, all dressed up as “law,” “justice,” and the “public good.” When the law itself becomes a weapon, no one is safe. In this episode, we expose the warnings we’ve...
Forgotten Dangers of Political Parties: Warnings We’ve Ignored for too Long
We’re diving into one of the Founders’ most critical lessons: the dangers of factions and party spirit. To truly understand their warnings, we’ll explore the ideas that inspired them – especially the sharp insights of Thomas Gordon and John Trenchard, authors of...
The Danger of Factions: Nothing New Under the Sun
A “frightful despotism,” would be the result of an “alternate domination of one faction over another,” warned George Washington. He was joined – with similar warnings – by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Thomas Jefferson and many others....