Conspiracy: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings about Centralization
Luther Martin, the Anti-Federalist firebrand, predicted that the Constitution would lead to a national system of consolidated power that could never secure liberty. He argued this was an intentional conspiracy – a deliberate plan at the Philadelphia Convention...
10th Amendment Explained: Tench Coxe on State vs Federal Power
“Independent of the control or interference of the federal government.” Thatโs how Tench Coxe described the vast majority of power under the Constitution – reserved to the states and completely off-limits to the federal government. In this episode,...
4 Forgotten Principles That Fueled the American Revolution
Division of power, precedent, the right to resist, and more – essential – and totally forgotten – principles that fueled the American Revolution. Theyโre all drawn from John Dickinsonโs 1767 Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania. Totally forgotten...