“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.”
In a series of speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry laid out much of the anti-federalist case against ratification without amendments. The foundation underlying all his arguments was a consistent warning against consolidation – or...
To many people today, liberty is little more than choosing new people to rule over them every few years. And even in the founding generation, there was a wide range of viewpoints on just what constitutes a state of liberty. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: August...
What if liberty and democracy are opposites? What if the principle underlying liberty is to restrain the government to maximize individual autonomy? What if the principle underlying democracy is to unleash the government to give the people whatever they want? What if...
Government is waging a war on your liberty. And it’s not just happening when the team you don’t like is in power. This is how things have always been. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: July 14, 2023...
Corrupt and repressive, weighted down by heavy bureaucracy – it’s all around us and getting worse year by year. But an alternative to total tyranny is attainable. These five principles can put things on a new path – to liberty. Path to Liberty: June 26,...