Benjamin Franklin’s Warnings on Executive Power
After you hear what Franklin had to say about executive power and human nature, we think you just might join us in saying “he called it!” Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: June 2, 2023...
Emergency Powers: 8 Stages of Tyranny
Once they get new powers for one “emergency” or another – they don’t give them back, at least voluntarily. And even when they stop using them – it’s just until the next time. Path to Liberty: May 17, 2023...
Using Language to Expand Power
In 1984, George Orwell portrayed in chilling detail how totalitarian governments use the power of language to manipulate the masses. This notion was not unfamiliar to the founders, as James Madison warned that changing definitions of words over time would create “a...