Dear Gun People, I know a lot of you are pretty upset about the prospects of a Joe Biden presidency. He’s promised to be tough on guns and you think he might start an all-out assault on the Second Amendment. We could see more federal gun control coming down the pike. We could even see..
Read moreState Legislators Set to Push Back Against Endless Unconstitutional Wars
States action can take a step toward ending endless wars and reestablishing constitutional war powers. (more…)
Read moreBlueprint for Local Activism — Video Presentation
The election is over. Now what? How about some local, grassroots activism? (more…)
Read moreAnd the Federal Spending Continues; Biggest October Deficit Ever
If you thought maybe the federal government would try to rein in the spending after running a recorded budget deficit of $3.13 trillion in fiscal 2020, you were sorely disappointed. Donald Trump and Company have not kicked his spending habit. (more…)
Read moreThe Biggest Most Powerful Government in the History of the World?
You’ll often hear Tenth Amendment Center founder and executive director Michael Boldin or me say we are facing the “biggest, most powerful government in the history of the world.” Is this just hyperbole? (more…)
Read moreTrump’s Unconstitutional War in Somalia
Through the first seven months in 2020, the U.S. military under Pres. Donald Trump conducted 43 airstrikes in Somalia. That compares to 42 U.S. airstrikes in that country from 2007 to 2017. In other words, in just seven months, the Trump administration bombed Somalia more than Pres. G.W. Bush and Pres. Barack Obama combined. (more…)
Read moreHow the Supreme Court and the Incorporation Doctrine Helped Kill Breonna Taylor
There has been plenty of debate surrounding the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. But seldom mentioned is the role Supreme Court precedent and the incorporation doctrine played in setting the legal stage for events to unfold ending with the death of a young woman. (more…)
Read more133 Words or Less: Power Corrupts
President Nixon appointed Arthur F. Burns Fed chairman. He was supposed to be one of the "good guys" -- an advocate for free markets, sound money and the gold standard. But Nixon badgered and bullied him into lowering interest rates and signing off on economic "reforms" that included severing the dollar from its last connection..
Read moreThe Incorporation Doctrine Broke the Constitutional System
I think centralizing power is always a net loss for liberty. So did the founding generation. This is why the framers of the Constitution emphatically rejected a proposal to give the federal government veto-power over state laws. It’s also why the first Congress rejected applying some provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states...
Read moreHamilton vs. Jefferson on the Constitutionality of a National Bank
The First Bank of the United States was charted for a period of 20 years by Congress on Feb. 25, 1791. Alexander Hamilton championed the bank, but it wasn’t without its detractors. One of the most vocal opponents of the bank was Thomas Jefferson who argued that it was unconstitutional. (more…)
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