Political Enemies Agreed: Military Conscription Is an Abomination
Thomas Jefferson and Daniel Webster were on opposites sides of the political spectrum of the day. Webster was a member of the Federalist Party and harbored strong nationalist sentiments. Jefferson was a Democrat-Republican committed to minimizing centralized power....
A National Constitution?
Do we have a “national” Constitution? The historical establishment would have you believe it. According to a new book on Daniel Webster, the Constitution was always a “national” document, and Webster simply tried to make that clear during his...
Defend the Guard: 10th Amendment Check on Unconstitutional War Powers
A group of legislators in as many as 20 states are expected to introduce the “Defend the Guard Act” in the coming months. Led by veterans in West Virginia and Wyoming, the legislation would ban the deployment of Guard troops without a declaration of war as...