Tag: articles of confederation

It’s All in the Original Articles of Confederation!

Richard C. Young - November 18, 2019

Originally posted June 19, 2013. Nial Ferguson, author of "The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die", writes in today's Wall Street Journal how...

Clinton/Ocasio-Cortez Want to Scrap the Electoral College

Debbie Young - October 11, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Hillary Clinton, to name two, are advocating scrapping the Electoral College and implementing a direct democracy. Yet as Roger Kimball outlines...

Swiss Armed Neutrality

Richard C. Young - July 26, 2017

In Target Switzerland, Stepehen P. Halbrook lays out the story of Swiss armed neutrality in World War II. Switzerland, alone among the nations of central...

Proclamations from HRM Obama

Richard C. Young - January 30, 2014

I did not post yesterday on that delusional Obama state of the union address, as I did not watch the spectacle. I certainly had no...

“Raise the Debt Ceiling,” Calls Out Treasury Secretary Jack Lew!

Richard C. Young - July 29, 2013

President Obama chimes in saying we are deadbeats if we do not pay bills already racked up. How do these two have jobs? Why...

Approval Rating for Congress Drops to 10%

Richard C. Young - July 25, 2013

Only 17% of Americans have confidence in the federal government. If Americans would read the original Articles of Confederation by the Founders, they would be...

Back to the Republic

Richard C. Young - July 11, 2013

The proper role of government was defined clearly in the original Articles of Confederation. The U.S. was to be a states' rights Federal Republic...

The Heck with the National Party

Richard C. Young - July 2, 2013

Only 17 of the 234 house Republicans elected last year came from a district won by Obama. As such, the remaining 217 reps can,...

Immigration Bill Horror

Richard C. Young - July 1, 2013

Mark Steyn, writing at National Review, flabbergasts readers with this breaking news item, just perfect for Republican members of the House to grab onto. Mark...