Explaining the zero-sum game that American politics has devolved into using a little bit of ‘80s pop culture.
Link: Does the Constitution Hang by a Thread?
The US Constitution hangs by far fewer threads than it did even a few years ago. But of those threads, I will say this: there may be few, but they have the capacity to be strong.
Both Sides Erase History
Neither predominant political faction is interested in an objective consideration of history.
Stop Tearing Down Statues and Start Building Understanding
History is what it is. Erasing it only assures its repetition.
Link: What Are Constitutional Values?
The US Constitution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. There are strong ideological and philosophical underpinnings behind its provisions and framework.
Retconning Hamilton
Haivry and Hazony’s bizarre attempt to repurpose federalism for their nationalist narrative.
Rights and Responsibilities
In American society today, individual rights have been corrupted into little more than a sense of entitlement. On this Memorial Day, let us remember the moral responsibility and civic duty that are supposed to accompany our unalienable rights.
The Constitution Is A Philosophy, Not A Document
Denying the value of enlightenment era classical liberalism in our founding is historical revisionism.
Link: Marx vs. Jefferson
Our political conflict can often be boiled down to the stark differences in how Karl Marx and Thomas Jefferson viewed history and their different beliefs about the role of government in crafting the future.
Brown Bess: The AR-15 of 1776
Yes, there were effective, efficient, and deadly military-specific weapons at the time the 2nd Amendment was written. In fact, the wars of the 18th century saw newer and more deadly weapons and tactics utilized in a way that created whole new schools of military doctrine.