The Ideal of Non-Party Government
Among the features of the ideal republic is the absence of factions and political parties. Per James Madison, a faction is a group of citizens, either a majority or minority,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2017
On the Corruption of Liberty
The meaning of words change over time, which presents problems to historians and patriots alike. Liberty, being so important to the American psyche, is one such word. With that in… Read more »
Federalism, Freedom and Diversity Part II
Subtitle: Federalism Thwarts Consolidated Government. Federalism describes the vertical division of power between the national and state governments. When Constitutional government is limited to its enumerated powers by a federal… Read more »
Federalism, Freedom and Diversity Part I
Can an extensive nation keep free government, promote diversity and avoid centralization? In 1787-1788, the Anti-Federalists didn’t think so and the Federalists couldn’t be sure. Charles de Montesquieu (1689 –… Read more »
Where Les Deplorables?
Hillary Clinton ignited a firestorm a few months ago when she called half of Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables.” Hillary’s saggy speech was on September 9th, and is worth watching… Read more »
My Email to Filibustering Nebraska Senators
A quick blurb. It is flashing red siren alert time for the COS movement. Hopefully everyone reading this received an email from COS to contact six Nebraska senators who are filibustering LR6,… Read more »
God Bless the Lawgivers II
In Part I, we found that nearly eight hundred years before the birth of Jesus Christ, Lycurgus toured the various governments of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Combining their best features, he… Read more »
The Bitter Harvest of the 17th Amendment
Subtitle: A Mistake That Keeps on Giving. Our once Free Republic continues to reel from a one hundred and four-year-old mistake: the 17th Amendment. Pardon me if I don’t celebrate… Read more »
God Bless the Lawgivers
The extraordinary longevity of Sparta fascinated 17th and 18th century political writers and philosophers. From Algernon Sidney, to Walter Moyle, John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon of Cato’s Letters fame, the idealized… Read more »