Can the president simply shut down Congress on a whim? Some people think he has this power. As one commenter put it in a Facebook post, "Article 2 Section 3 during extraordinary circumstances the president can send Congress away." (more…)
Read moreGovernment School Malfeasance: Thoughts from Maharrey Head 154
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Promoting my book Constitution - Owner's Manual has reminded me what an abysmal job government schools have done teaching us about the Constitution and the founding principles the government was based on. It's a clear case of educational malfeasance. (more…)
Read moreThe Best Short Intro to the Real Constitution
I recently appeared on the Tom Woods Show to talk about my new book, Constitution Owner’s Manual: The Real Constitution the Politicians Don’t Want You to Know About.” Tom called it “the best short introduction to the real Constitution, as opposed to the one taught in law school and the New York Times.” Tom and I..
Read moreWar Powers Revisited: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #152
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Pres. Trump unilaterally ordered the execution of an Iranian general. Did he have the constitutional authority to take this action? (more…)
Read moreImpeached! Meanwhile… Thoughts from Maharrey Head #151
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" While everybody obsessed over impeachment, there was other news out there. Well, it wasn't exactly news, because pretty much nobody reported on it. But some significant things happened - things that could actually impact your life. Things the political class would rather you not think about. In this episode of..
Read moreThe Constitution Is Just a Political Prop: Thoughts from Maharrey Head 150
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" This week's episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head is a hard dose of reality. Both Republicans and Democrats claim to revere the Constitution. But do they? Really? I don't think they do. In fact, I think the vast majority of politicians, including the current president, view the Constitution as nothing..
Read moreA Dose of Their Own Bitter Medicine: Thoughts from Maharrey Head 149
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Progressives don't like it so much when the government expands its own power in ways they don't like. (more…)
Read moreDebunking the “One Nation” Myth: Thoughts from Maharrey Head 146
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Most Americans think July 4, 1776, birthed a nation. It's didn't. It actually birthed 13 independent nations that soon formed a union. The notion that Independence Day birthed a nation is part of a broader "one nation" myth advanced by the likes of Joseph Story and Abraham Lincoln, and perpetuated..
Read moreThe Drug War Gets Personal: Thoughts from Maharrey Head 145
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Political activism can be pretty detached from our day-to-day lives. We fight for abstract principles like "liberty" and "limited government" and "constitutional principles." But this week, it got really personal for me. A friend of mine was indicted on federal marijuana charges. He could face 10 years to life in..
Read moreSmashing Some Nullification Myths: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #144
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" If you learned anything about nullification in school, it's probably in relation to the Nullification Crisis of 1833. And if that's that's the case, you almost certainly learned several myths about nullification. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I give you an accurate historical overview of the events..
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