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Parchment barriers don’t stop tyranny

Parchment barriers don’t stop tyranny

by Mike Maharrey | Jan 6, 2026 | Founding Principles, Newsletter

Words on paper donโ€™t stop tyranny. Never did.ย  Never will. In other words, we canโ€™t expect governments to follow limits on their own power just because we write them out. As the founders told us, itโ€™s ultimately up to the people to enforce those limits. In Federalist...
Lysander Spooner: The Truth About “Checks and Balances”

Lysander Spooner: The Truth About “Checks and Balances”

by Michael Boldin | Oct 31, 2025 | Audio/Video, Constitution, Path to Liberty

Spooner understood something most Americans still refuse to believe today. Every check on federal power you were taught about? They donโ€™t work. Oaths? Meaningless. Elections? Theater. Separation of powers? Not in practice. As he put it, tyrants only care about one...
Exposed: How Government Became a Legal Crime Syndicate

Exposed: How Government Became a Legal Crime Syndicate

by Michael Boldin | Jul 16, 2025 | Audio/Video, Federal Power, Founding Principles, Path to Liberty

Bastiat called it โ€œlegal plunder.โ€ Spooner said their โ€œsole purpose is power and plunder.โ€ Today, they just call it government. Path to Liberty: July 16, 2025 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tentherradio/path-071625.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download...
You Canโ€™t Comply Your Way Out of Tyranny

You Canโ€™t Comply Your Way Out of Tyranny

by Michael Boldin | Jul 9, 2025 | Audio/Video, Founding Principles, Path to Liberty, Strategy, Thomas Jefferson

โ€œA little rebellion now and then is a good thing.โ€ Jefferson didnโ€™t just say it – he meant it, even when he opposed the cause. Because the principle was bigger than the moment: resistance is what keeps government in check. This episode makes the case with hard...
Lysander Spooner vs the Supreme Court: The Judicial Supremacy Lie

Lysander Spooner vs the Supreme Court: The Judicial Supremacy Lie

by Michael Boldin | Mar 24, 2025 | Audio/Video, Founding Principles, Judiciary, Originalism, Path to Liberty

โ€œAn unconstitutional judicial decision is no more binding than an unconstitutional legislative act.โ€ With that one line, Lysander Spooner demolished the dangerous myth of judicial supremacy – the idea that a courtโ€™s opinion becomes law simply because judges say...
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