While it might not get the high-profile attention of larger-scale wars - like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya and elsewhere - there’s another war being waged in Somalia, and it’s just as unconstitutional as the others.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: October 23, 2020
Continuing his theme of warning against consolidation, or centralization of power, Brutus looks at the taxing power and general welfare, warning that politicians would use ambiguities to expand central power and eventually “swallow up the state governments.” He also takes Alexander Hamilton (in Federalist 23) to task.
Path to Liberty. Fast Friday Edition: August 6, 2021
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The foundation for much, if not all, of the monster state today came directly from Alexander Hamilton. Twisted definitions of necessary and proper and general Welfare, the central bank, and more. These are just some of the worst Hamiltonian views - some we already live under, while others will hopefully never see the light of day.
Path to Liberty: Oct 5, 2022
In 1791, James Madison gave two major speeches on the National Bank, opposing it primarily on grounds that it wasn’t a power expressly delegated in the Constitution. He also rejected claims that used the general welfare and necessary and proper clauses, along with the power to borrow money, and the preamble.
Path to Liberty: April 14, 2021
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The Constitution is not in force in any meaningful way, but when did things get this way? Some people think 1861, or 1913, or 1933 - but the answer may surprise you.
Path to Liberty: August 25, 2021
Jefferson’s chilling warnings about unchecked fiat, paper money printing proved prophetic as the U.S. plunged into its first boom-bust economic crisis in the early 19th century.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: April 19, 2024
We were warned. Relying on the federal government to magically limit its own power would guarantee that power would always grow. As a result, we live under the largest government in history today. But there’s an awakening - more and more people are recognizing that the path to liberty lies not in D.C., but in resistance to it on a state, local and individual level.
Path to Liberty: November 29, 2021
Few programs have done such consistent and sweeping damage to the original, legal meaning of the Constitution as the so-called "war on drugs."
Path to Liberty: July 15, 2020
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In a series of speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry warned against a combination of the treaty, the judicial power and - the supremacy clause - would lead to government violating individual liberty with impunity.
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: July 28, 2023
We were warned. Don’t trust anyone with power to endanger liberty. Yet some people who are on board with that, have their own exception - police. But how they use no-knock warrants - and what they claim they use them for - is just more proof that they shouldn’t be trusted either.
Path to Liberty. Fast Friday Edition: July 23, 2021