John Locke vs Lysander Spooner: Consent of the Governed
Tracing its roots back to John Locke, the Mayflower Compact – and even earlier – the “consent of the governed” was one of the most important principles in the Declaration of Independence, and was the foundation for the formation of the Constitution as...
The Failed Strategy of “Vote the Bums Out” is Making Things Even Worse
From Samuel Adams and Thomas Jefferson to Lysander Spooner – the notion that the people should submit until they can replace enough politicians to stop the government from doing what the government was never authorized to do in the first place – is only a...
The Founders Were Not Anarchists. But…
Yes, it’s true. The founders and old revolutionaries were by no means anarchists. But most people today don’t realize how radical some of their views were – for the time – and for today. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: January 19, 2024...