Lafayette: The Lost Hero is a new one hour biography of America's forgotten founder. What Would The Founders Think? was given an advance copy for review.   Read the rest of this entry »

Andrew Klavan's humorous attempt to explain history to the nations youth. It'd be nice if he wasn't so dead on the money with his conception of the younger generation's knowledge of history.   Read the rest of this entry »

Herein we'll answer an NPV troll and address: - Arguments against the National Popular Vote - Why the electoral college was designed. - Why it should remain unchanged. - The efforts to subvert the constitution by forming an unconstitutional "compact" between states to force change without going through the amendment process   Read the rest of this entry »

Federalist No. 79 is a continuation of No. 78's discussion of the structure of the judiciary. The particular topic in this essay is how judges should be paid and the mechanism for their removal from office.   Read the rest of this entry »

The Federalist Papers are a primer for understanding the Constitution and the remarkable men whose wisdom and foresight made the American experiment a reality. However, reading the Federalist Papers can be somewhat daunting. In an effort to expand my own comprehension and encourage others, I decided to share my efforts to distill 18th century context, vocabulary, and prose in 21st Century terms.   Read the rest of this entry »

California Democrat representative Pete Stark admits his view that the power of the federal government is essentially unlimited.   Read the rest of this entry »

Our Patrick Henry Moment Is Here.   Monty Pelerin eloquently sums up the current state of affairs and offers this stark observation about President Obama:

This country’s first socialist president strode into office confident that he would remake this

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Progressive efforts to consolidate power have picked up speed recently. Massachusetts is one of several states that has approved a new law intended to bypass the Electoral College system and ensure that the winner of the presidential election is determined by the national popular vote.   Read the rest of this entry »

H/T to Gina Diorio at Modern Conservative for an interesting piece on forgotten Founder Roger Sherman.   Read the rest of this entry »

This biography of Washington should not be overlooked. It covers a wealth of material in spite of its brevity. Author William Roscoe Thayer offers some interesting insights into Washington's character.   Read the rest of this entry »