To Enforce the Constitution We Have
Subtitle: Render the Constitution Enforceable. While we enjoy yet another year of the Trump Renaissance, we should still consider the future. One thing is certain. The Trump era ends no… Read more »
In Praise of Alexander Hamilton Part V – June 18th 1787
Subtitle: Free, not Arbitrary Government. “There is a natural inclination in mankind,” wrote Benjamin Franklin, “to Kingly government.” He wasn’t alone. Convention delegate Hugh Williamson (NC), thought “it was pretty… Read more »
In Praise of Alexander Hamilton Part IV
Subtitle: The Federal Convention June 7th – June 15th. “If we are to be considered as a nation, all State distinctions must be abolished; the whole must be thrown into… Read more »
Jaywalking with Convention of States Opponents
When did a republic extricate itself from imminent tyranny through the election of better or more virtuous people? Perhaps Article V COS opponents will point to the election of President… Read more »
In Praise of Alexander Hamilton Part III
Subtitle: The Federal Convention June 1st – June 6th. “I do not see the danger of the states being devoured by the national government. On the contrary, I wish to… Read more »
In Praise of Alexander Hamilton Part II
Subtitle: The Virginia Plan of Government. On Saturday July 7th 1787, Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania asked the Federal Convention, “What if all the Charters & Constitutions of the States were… Read more »
In Praise of Alexander Hamilton
During his short exile from Revolutionary France, a famously corrupt former French Foreign Minister, Talleyrand, glimpsed the ex-US Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton, working by candlelight late at night. Talleyrand couldn’t… Read more »
Jaywalking with Progressives
“The American Constitution is an outdated, malfunctioning piece of junk,” wrote Ryan Cooper in a 2018 column for The Week. After the obligatory cheap shot at our Framers for their… Read more »
Societal Preservation & Article V
I am at a loss to understand why the many patriots who defend the natural right of self-defense in the Second Amendment often do not extend this fundamental right to… Read more »
Scotus – Don’t Blame the Framers
What is the “Judicial Power?”1 It’s worth knowing because the Constitution’s Article III grants all of it to Scotus and inferior courts. Does the Judicial Power extend to striking down… Read more »