Fact Check: No, Mary Goddard Did Not Sign the Declaration of Independence
Another “woke” myth exposed.
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 15: James Harrington & Algernon Sidney
John Adams featured Harrington in the first volume of his encyclopedia of republican governments, which circulated at the Constitutional Convention.
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The “Tax on Sacks:” More on Colorado’s stupid plastic bag law
The tax on sacks illustrates how power-freaks have highjacked Colorado.
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The framers explained why the Constitutional Convention had authority to propose the Constitution
Key framers explained why the Constitutional Convention had authority to propose a new form of government.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 14: Machiavelli
The Founders were far more interested in Machiavelli’s “Discourses on Livy” than in “The Prince.”
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 13: Tacitus
The most important lesson the Founders learned from Tacitus was that power corrupts.
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No, a Convention of States Could Not Change the “One State/One Vote” Rule
Could a convention of states could change the “one state/one vote” rule to one based on population? The short answer
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No, a Convention of States Could Not Change the “One State/One Vote” Rule
Could a convention of states could change the “one state/one vote” rule to one based on population? The short answer
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Cynical partisan politics behind Colorado’s plastic bag law, Part I
The plastic bag law’s oddities comprise the first tip-off that HB 21-1162 is not really about the public good.
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, part 12: Plutarch
About 40 percent of the title characters in Plutarch’s biographies ended up as pen names in the constitutional debates,
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Here’s What a Truly Conservative Supreme Court Would Do
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.
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 11: Livy
After studying him in school, as adults, many of the Founders remained devoted to Livy.
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