John Adams featured Harrington in the first volume of his encyclopedia of republican governments, which circulated at the Constitutional Convention.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 15: James Harrington & Algernon Sidney Read More »
The tax on sacks illustrates how power-freaks have highjacked Colorado.
The “Tax on Sacks:” More on Colorado’s stupid plastic bag law Read More »
Key framers explained why the Constitutional Convention had authority to propose a new form of government.
The Founders were far more interested in Machiavelli’s “Discourses on Livy” than in “The Prince.”
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 14: Machiavelli Read More »
The most important lesson the Founders learned from Tacitus was that power corrupts.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 13: Tacitus Read More »
Perhaps the old-style liberals wanted us to be more like Europe. But the current “progressive” crowd wants us to be more like the Third World.
Colorado’s plastic bag law —Part #2 Read More »
Could a convention of states could change the “one state/one vote” rule to one based on population? The short answer
No, a Convention of States Could Not Change the “One State/One Vote” Rule Read More »
The plastic bag law’s oddities comprise the first tip-off that HB 21-1162 is not really about the public good.
Cynical partisan politics behind Colorado’s plastic bag law, Part I Read More »
About 40 percent of the title characters in Plutarch’s biographies ended up as pen names in the constitutional debates,
The ideas that formed the Constitution, part 12: Plutarch Read More »
A truly conservative-activist majority would strike down a range of state and federal economic regulations as violating due process. Gone would be minimum wage laws, maximum hour rules, price controls of any kind.
Here’s What a Truly Conservative Supreme Court Would Do Read More »
After studying him in school, as adults, many of the Founders remained devoted to Livy.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 11: Livy Read More »
Participants in the ratification debates could supplement English by using Virgil’s expressions . . . Virgil gave their message more force.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 10: Virgil alone Read More »
