Theft of Power: Usurpation
“Treason against the sovereignty of the people” is how St. George Tucker described usurpation – or theft – of power by government. But this view was nothing new – the founders and old revolutionaries had long understood usurpation to be...
Our Natural Rights Foundation
“Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Weโre all familiar with this from the Declaration of Independence, but thereโs much more to our natural rights foundation. Learn from the Founders and Old Revolutionaries. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition:...
Today in History: Orangetown Resolutions Passed in Response to the Coercive Acts
Exactly two years before passage of the Declaration of Independence, a short series of resolutions passed by residents of Orangetown, N.Y. set forth the foundational principles that supported the colonists’ quest for Independence. The resolutions were part of a...