The Mischiefs of Corruption
“All tyrannies,” wrote Algernon Sidney, “had their beginnings from corruption.” He drew most of his illustrations in Discourses Concerning Government from the Roman experience, which, in little over a hundred… Read more »
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The Civil War Upon Us Part II
“Civil war,” wrote Algernon Sidney, “is a disease, but tyranny is the death of the state.” The aftermath of war extends beyond physical destruction. Not just PTSD in individuals, but… Read more »
Election Angst
On November 8th, the last ballots will be cast for Representatives, Senators and a President. At the risk of betraying my age, I recall when nearly all voting was done… Read more »
Our National Daddy
The ideals of our revolutionary era were heavily influenced by the Enlightenment soldier, politician, ambassador, polemicist Algernon Sidney (1623-1683) and the philosopher John Locke (1632-1704). They wrote their best works… Read more »
Donald Trump: The Machiavellian Man
America 2016 is in a bad place. Our once republic of laws, in which carefully designed institutions served the noble ends enumerated in the Preamble to the Constitution, has been… Read more »
The Framers’ President II
As outlined in posts here and here, the electoral system of Article II was designed to produce presidents of the caliber of George Washington and not that of Barack Obama and… Read more »
To Reclaim our Sovereignty
A visitor to America, say a modern Alexis de Tocqueville, might conclude that the American form of government is despotic. Considering we have presidential elections every four years, our imaginary… Read more »