Progressing the Declaration of Independence
One of the reasons I enjoy Independence Day is that it makes Leftists squirm. These citizens of the world are uncomfortable at the sight of unabashed and self-confident patriots celebrating… Read more »
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The Democratic vs Republican Constitutions (Part II)
In my last post, Professor Randy Barnett described the Left’s conception of We The People as a collective, a single mass that expresses its sovereign will through congress. Here, first… Read more »
The Democratic vs. Republican Constitutions (Part I)
This squib began as a review of Professor Randy Barnett’s latest work, Our Republican Constitution. However, once I got into his explication of the two contradictory visions of the Constitution… Read more »
Proclamations are Not Laws
If any one man can be said to have intellectually armed the American colonists for rebellion, it was Algernon Sidney. So thorough was his impact that historians described his posthumously… Read more »
Keeping the Constitution: No Broken Windows Allowed
For those not old enough to know, New York City’s crime rate prior to the Mayor Rudy Giuliani era was so bad that a sci-fi movie, Escape From New York (1981)… Read more »
Serf or Citizen?
Many American minds have been twisted by a hundred years of progressivism. A once proud and independent people have become increasingly meek and dependent on the decisions and goodies disbursed… Read more »
The Rule of Reason
A man of great intellectual influence on our founding generation was the late 17th century martyr for freedom, Algernon Sidney (1623-1683). Born the second son in a noble family whose… Read more »
Tacitus: The Annals (II)
I can almost see Tacitus (55-117AD) weep as he wrote of Rome’s transition from a free republic to a despotic empire. Tacitus: After Augustus won over the soldiers with gifts,… Read more »
Email Subscription
After 115 substantive posts in as many days, I am taking a day off. Instead, I direct your attention to the right-hand sidebar. Email subscription is available. Do not fear… Read more »
Sitting Out the November Congressional Election
Lest anyone jump to an erroneous conclusion, I’ll participate in the upcoming presidential election process and vote for Trump. Since Hillary is the sum of every corrupt quality, every character… Read more »