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“Act worthy of yourselves.” In the face of a standing army occupier - and direct threats to his own life, the great Revolutionary war hero Dr. Joseph Warren urged the people to stand firm for liberty in the face of the mighty British Empire, “until tyranny is trodden under foot.” Path to Liberty: March 4, 2024

Big steps forward - with bills passing on sound money, privacy, the right to keep and bear arms, CBDCs and more. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: March 1, 2024

Abigail Adams was a fierce advocate for independence, warned that power always grows, repeatedly pushed for the advancement of women, was an early opponent of slavery, a strong supporter of education - and an arms manufacturer too. Path to Liberty: February 28, 2024

In her widely-read and influential anti-federalist essay, Mercy Otis Warren warned that the Constitution would abandon the principles of the American Revolution and facilitate consolidation of the states under a powerful national government. In other words, it would lead to unlimited centralized power – similar to the system the colonists had fought to leave. Path to Liberty: February 26, 2024

On the recently-passed Utah “Constitutional Sovereignty Act,” the fear-mongering, lies and disinformation are bad - even for CNN standards. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: February 23, 2024

The central bank is the engine that powers the largest government in history. And things won’t change until people are “generally and radically instructed” as to the cause and consequences. Path to Liberty: February 21, 2024

The Federal Farmer lays out a laundry list of reasons why the system under the constitution “will have a strong tendency to aristocracy, or the government of the few.” And it would ultimately result in a consolidated government ruling by “fear and force.” Path to Liberty: February 19, 2024

Many people believe the Supreme Court “ended asset forfeiture” with its 2019 opinion in Timbs v. Indiana. That’s not only false, but the story shows how a federal court strategy can be a waste of resources - or even make things worse. Path to Liberty: February 14, 2024

Yes, there actually is an enforcement mechanism to keep the federal government within the bounds of the constitution. But it has nothing to do with trying to convince the feds to limit their own power. Path to Liberty: February 12, 2024

In the first of his 18 anti-federalist letters, the Federal Farmer warned against adopting a new system hastily out of fear, which has always “been the custom of tyrants and their dependents.” Instead, he urged caution - and a deeper look at what might lead to total consolidation and a destruction of liberty. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: February 9, 2024

The latest from the 10th Amendment Movement: Second Amendment Preservation Act, Defend the Guard, Rejecting CBDC, Financial privacy - and more. Path to Liberty: February 7, 2024

Taxation without representation, standing armies, suspending legislatures, and so much more - these were all symptoms of a much greater, underlying issue - the British claim of power over the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.” Path to Liberty: February 5, 2024

Supporters of unilateral executive war powers want you to believe that kind of power is ok - because George Washington engaged in war without getting authorization from congress. They’re either ignorant, or lying - or both. Path to Liberty: February 2, 2024

Lysander Spooner was right. “To say that an unconstitutional law must be obeyed until it is repealed, is saying that an unconstitutional law is just as obligatory as a constitutional one,” giving to the government unlimited power.

While most people think of the word “invasion” in one context only, the Founders also used it in a way that’s almost completely ignored today. Path to Liberty: January 31, 2024

The federal government will never limit its own power. That’s why the founders told us that it’s ultimately up to us to get the job done, whether the feds like it - or not.

One of the most twisted and abused clauses of the Constitution - most people get it almost totally backwards. Path to Liberty: January 29, 2024

The “Father of the Constitution” had a view on delegated and reserved powers over immigration that’s far different than almost everyone today. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: January 26, 2024

One of George Mason’s leading objections to ratification was the structure of the federal judiciary. Thomas Jefferson signaled that he liked it at first, but in the years to follow, considered it the leading engine of consolidation, and the destruction of the constitution. Path to Liberty: January 24, 2024

The feds aren’t going to limit their own power, so it’s up to the people and the states to get the job done. The latest update from the nullification movement with reports on the 2nd Amendment, financial surveillance, asset forfeiture, defend the guard, sound money, and more. Path to Liberty: January 22, 2024

Yes, it’s true. The founders and old revolutionaries were by no means anarchists. But most people today don’t realize how radical some of their views were - for the time - and for today. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: January 19, 2024

Born on January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was world famous for his many contributions and accomplishments in various fields. He is widely remembered for his witty and wise quotes, but his legacy also includes essential insights on government, power, liberty and more. Path to Liberty: Jan 17, 2024

Both left and right have been more than happy to perpetuate a huge lie in order to justify unilateral executive war powers never delegated to the president in the Constitution. They do this by telling a false story of how Thomas Jefferson responded to the Barbary Pirates in 1801. Learn what really happened with a timeline of events. Path to Liberty: January 15, 2024

There is "nothing more dangerous to the cause of truth and liberty than a party-spirit." Yet, today, most people approach most issues through a party-first mentality. That has to stop for liberty to grow. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: January 12, 2024

To a vast majority of the founding generation, standing armies were extremely dangerous, “the bane of liberty.” The best way to prevent them? Render them unnecessary. Path to Liberty: January 10, 2024