“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Tyranny often goes hand in hand with powerful people controlling and manipulating language – the meaning of words. Here are four – of many – ways they’ve done this with the Constitution. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: June 9, 2023...
For many people, nullification is a loaded word – primarily due to a government-run education system that’s never taught people the full history of the doctrine. Partisans seem to like it that way and perpetuate these myths by referring to things they don’t like...
Words mean things. And context illuminates meaning. Context not only includes other words within a given work, but also past and future writings of the authors, and the social and philosophical framework within which the work was produced. The articles and sections of...
I was looking through a copy of Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language” (published in 1755), and came across a few interesting definitions: General: 1. Comprehending many species or individuals; not special. 3. Not restrained by...
