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From Samuel Adams and Thomas Jefferson to Lysander Spooner - the notion that the people should submit until they can replace enough politicians to stop the government from doing what the government was never authorized to do in the first place - is only a guarantee that they’ll never stop, and it’ll keep getting worse. Path to Liberty: April 22, 2024

Jefferson’s chilling warnings about unchecked fiat, paper money printing proved prophetic as the U.S. plunged into its first boom-bust economic crisis in the early 19th century. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: April 19, 2024

With some of his sharpest satire and wit, Franklin told the British the top-20 ways their policies would bring their empire over the American colonies to an end. Much of it sounds pretty familiar to what we face today. Path to Liberty: April 17, 2024

86 years and a day before the “shot heard ‘round the world” - the people of Boston and surrounding towns rose up and overthrew the royal governor in a dispute that started over tax resistance to arbitrary power. Path to Liberty: April 15, 2024

April 12, 1776 - the first official action by one of the colonies in full support of declaring independence. The Halifax Resolves was also the first example of a colony-wide assembly admitting that reconciliation with the British was no longer an option. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: April 12, 2024

Since 2011 - a combination of state laws and human action has built what is likely the most robust foundation for the advancement of gold and silver as money in the United States. Path to Liberty: April 10, 2024

Supporting one version of an unconstitutional government program over another - because it seems to be the “least offensive” option - is not only what leading founders called a “fatal error,” but it also sets a precedent for more of the same, and worse. Path to Liberty: April 8, 2024

Originally implemented by the IRS - gun-control advocates want to use “Merchant Category Codes” to track purchases of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition. But the state-level 2nd Amendment Financial Privacy Act has shut those plans down - at least for now. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: April 5, 2024

For more than a decade, starting in 2013, the Utah legislature has incrementally built some of the most robust privacy protections in the country with a step-by-step approach. Over that time, Utah chipped away at the surveillance state, passing at least eight separate laws limiting surveillance. Path to Liberty: April 3, 2024

Responding to the Coercive Acts of 1774 - the “Intolerable Acts” - the old revolutionaries were organized, coordinated - and very strategic in their approach. We’d do well to learn what they considered essential elements for success. Path to Liberty: April 1, 2024

Consolidation - we were warned - would guarantee a destruction of liberty. But many founders seemed to believe they could pull off a “proper” or “partial” consolidation and not get a system or “unremitted despotism.” Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 29, 2024

In yet another example of the government rejecting founding principles by working to bring businesses under federal control, the DOJ and 16 state attorneys general accused Apple of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act, a “law” allowing the government to intervene against companies said to be acting "in restraint of trade or commerce." Path to Liberty: March 27, 2024

Warning that some federalists were fakes - and really wanted a totally consolidated system, Federal Farmer makes the case that too few representatives, coupled with a lack of clarity over the bounds of power would lead to a system based on force rather than consent. Path to Liberty: March 25, 2024