A Primer to The Preamble of Our Constitution
The government of our creation rarely does any of the things it is supposed to do, and spends enormous sums doing that which it is not empowered to do. The… Read more »
Tag: Natural Law
Randy Barnett: To Secure These Rights
In the first chapter to his superb new book, Our Republican Constitution, Professor Randy Barnett opens with the events and intellectual background that lead to our Declaration of Independence. Of… Read more »
Hillary and Our Duty To Retrieve Free Government Part III
In parts I & II last April, I referenced Niccolo’ Machiavelli’s examination of the tough job that awaits good men in corrupt republics to restore free government. Just as a… Read more »
Phyllis Schlafly vs. Article V
From the 1776 Maryland Declaration of Rights and the 1783 New Hampshire Bill of Rights we are reminded of the proper American attitude toward a government hostile to freedom: The… Read more »
On Natural Law Deniers
“I don’t accept the law of gravity.” “Then I encourage you to jump, sir.” Over the course of a weekend lunch with my wife, we pondered the goodness of craft… Read more »
Rationalized Plunder – Scotus and the General Welfare
Article V Blog – April 2nd 2016. A little known scotus decision from 1937 set the stage for our accelerating slide into national bankruptcy. In Helvering v. Davis, an intimidated… Read more »
Natural Law and the Rise of Trump
Check out Pope John Paul’s (1920-2005) observation of modern representative government: “Regarding democracies, certain demands which arise within society are sometimes not examined in accordance with criteria of justice and… Read more »
Natural Law – Not Just a Catholic Thing
I’m reading a book about the Natural Law philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. In 50 Questions on the Natural Law, Charles E. Rice (Ignatius Press 1999) of Notre Dame Law… Read more »