by Michael Boldin | May 6, 2022 | Audio/Video, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, Path to Liberty
Calling these United States the “land of the free” is ignorant of what actually qualifies as a “free people” – at best. Or a dangerous state of denial that will only make things far worse in the long run. Wisdom and insight from Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson,...
by Michael Boldin | Jan 3, 2022 | Audio/Video, Founding Principles, John Dickinson, Path to Liberty
John Dickinson and Lysander Spooner were separated by nearly a century in life, and possibly even more in their political goals. But they both understood what we need to understand more today. Compliance establishes the “detestable precedent.” It ensures the...
by Michael Boldin | Sep 29, 2021 | Audio/Video, Path to Liberty, Personal Liberty Laws, Strategy
In his 1850 pamphlet, “A Defence for Fugitive Slaves,” Lysander Spooner gave us a strategy for how to stop unconstitutional acts: resist. But the philosophical foundation he built this on was nothing new under the sun. In fact, the famed anarchist was merely...
by Michael Boldin | Jun 9, 2021 | Audio/Video, Constitution, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, Path to Liberty
A small, but vocal faction would have you believe that the Constitution itself is the cause of the monster state today. Another wants you to believe that the solution is to just get the words right in the document. But this defies the expectations and views of many...
by Michael Boldin | May 26, 2021 | Audio/Video, Path to Liberty, Personal Liberty Laws
Author of one of the most widely circulated and read abolitionist books, Lysander Spooner railed against the constitutionality of slavery in the mid-19th Century. Included was his takedown of the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850 – with 7 main objections...