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

Today is the 261st anniversary of the birth of James Madison. Madison was the Father of the Constitution, the Father of the Bill of Rights, and our fourth president. He was a small man. In fact, a contemporary claimed he was “no bigger than half a piece of soap.” Despite a soft voice, he successfully debated Patrick Henry, who at the time was considered the best orator in the United States. His voice might have been low and a bit high, but his words were powerful. It seems fitting that on his birthday that we allow Madison to speak for himself.

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The Age of Wonder is an aptly named chronicle of enlightenment era scientific discovery, when natural philosophers, rather than scientists, dominated the study of nature.

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When critics of Barack Obama’s policies gather, the question arises: “How could we have elected such a man president?” His shaded past, that he never held a real world job or had any administrative experience at all, are issues frequently raised. Here is the answer.

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Why is it so hard to cut government spending? Because there are just so many reasons we can’t. Here are top ten excuses carried on a 3X5 card by nearly every politician.

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This interesting snippet from the Niles Register can make you wonder if there's something in what you're named.

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In the lexicon of the left all truth is relative. You have your truth and I have mine. Obama obfuscates the record of his administration because doing so is necessary to win reelection. That’s Obama’s truth.

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The government is engaging in an expansion of executive power so far beyond constitutional limits as to be unimaginable only a decade ago. It doesn't bode well for future generations of Americans lining up for indoctrination.

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In this Federalist, Hamilton addresses the source of American suspicions about standing armies and where the power of establishing them resides according to the Constitution.

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There has never been a time in this country where the destitute were denied basic medical care. Doctors made allowances in their billing, and the poor could find hospital care when needed. Until the government got involved ...

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The textbooks don't adequately depict what the term "impressment" meant. It was one of the principle causes of the war of 1812 (whose conclusion, ironically, still left unresolved). The article below gives some idea of what being pressed into the service of his majesty's navy might mean.

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