Today's Politicos vs The Words and Deeds of The Founders

History really does repeat itself. F.A. Hayek was amazingly perceptive in his predictions for what was in store for Nazi Germany. His writings are no less cautionary for today in the United States.

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What's a patriot to do? Kyle-Anne Shiver has some good ideas.

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A new "old" book reviewed. Life of Washington is a concise biography/history/Sunday School curriculum.

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Common ground is not as prevalent as it once was. It's necessary to go a lot farther to find a starting point on which to build discussion.

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The FTC is putting out a trial balloon with ideas on how to "re-invent" journalism. A 47 page document outlining these progressive ideas to "save" journalism was released last Friday (Memorial Day Weekend). There is nothing good in this document.

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Jon Meacham's book, American Gospel, will make you think. He successfully argues that "public" religion is an integral ingredient in the American experiment.

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No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the Legislature is in session.

Judge Gideon Tucker, 1866

It seems things haven’t changed much since Judge Tucker’s made his cynical observation. At least not when it comes to the rapacious …

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In the United States, power is ultimately supposed to reside in the hands of the people. The Constitution is a system of checks and balances. Some of these are too often overlooked.

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Concerns about future Congresses setting their pay too low have proven to be unfounded.

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This book by Gordon S. Wood is a compilation of 8 essays that were previously published in articles, reviews or books by the author. These essays are neatly sandwiched between an introduction and an epilogue which the author uses to tie his central thesis together. This thesis is that the Founders were a unique elite and unwittingly designed a system that ultimately ensured that their like would be unlikely to arise again. According to Wood they were a class of self-made aristocrats that came about as a product of their time and situation.

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