“The Anti-Federalists generally held to what Hamilton scornfully called ‘the novel and absurd experiment in politics of tying up the hands of government from offensive war founded upon reasons of state’.” (The Federalist no. 34) “War is justifiable on no other principle than self-defense. It is at best a curse to any people; it is […]
The Standing Army, “an Instrument of Oppression”
In What the Anti-Federalists Were for, Herbert J. Storing wrote, The standing army would not only be an instrument of oppression but a source of moral corruption. With interests and habits different from the rest of the community, a standing army “will inevitably sow the seeds of corruption and depravity of manners. Indolence will increase, […]
Attacking the Theory of Freedom of Speech
“It’s an astonishing event,” writes George Will, as reported in the WSJ. Hillary (Clinton) wants to change the First Amendment “in order to further empower the political class to regulate the quantity, content and timing of political speech about the political class.” Read here from Mr. Will’s speech at the William F. Buckley, Jr. Disinvitation […]
America Is Not a Democracy
Originally posted June 18, 2013. America Is Not a Democracy. The Word Democracy Does Not Appear in the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence. The Founders Gave Us a Federal Republic. Walter Williams writes, “Nothing in our Constitution suggests that government is a grantor of rights. Instead government is a protector of rights…. It’s Congress […]
Is the Age of Aircraft Carriers Over?
Matthew Fay at the Niskanen Center puts together some compelling analysis on whether or not the aircraft carrier fleet deserves to be prioritized in the budget given new threats against it, and possibly superior alternatives. Earlier this week, Senators John McCain and Jack Reed, respectively the chairman and ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services […]
U of Michigan’s American Sniper
Anyone see a problem here? Reason.com has the story here: The University of Michigan’s Center for Campus Involvement canceled a showingof American Sniper after 300 students protested, saying the film not only tolerates but promotes anti-Muslim…rhetoric and sympathizes with a mass killer. Chris Kyle was a racist who took a disturbing stance on murdering Iraqi civilians…watching […]
SEIU Spent $100M on Politics
From the WSJ’s Notable & Quotable: Staff writer Bill McMorris writing in the Washington Free Beacon, April 1: Labor giant [Service Employees International Union] spent more than $100 million on union overhead and political activities in 2014, according to federal labor filings released Tuesday evening. The union collected about $320 million from its 1.8 million […]
Take America Back
Join Dick Young and Sheriff Richard Mack (Ret) Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association founder in taking America back. (CSPOA.org) CSPOA believes that state sovereignty, local autonomy, nullification, and the doctrine of interposition are the solutions to the tyranny now plaguing our country. Every bit of this is lawful and constitutional, and we have the […]
Emergency Planning Can Save Your Family’s Life: Part II (2013)
Originally posted April 29, 2013. The recent Boston bombings locked down one of America’s landmark cities for days. The disaster was perpetrated by just two relatively poorly equipped and prepared kids. At the same time, anti-Second Amendment liberals, led by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor Mario Cuomo of New York and Governor Martin O’Malley of […]
National Sunshine Week
It’s National Sunshine Week, a time dedicated to fighting for government transparency. Open government advocate Adam Andrzejewski writes in the Washington Times that increased transparency should start with the federal pension system. Imagine if you could review your congressman’s pension, including amount contributed, years to break even and total payout to life expectancy. Or what if […]
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