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In his series of 18 letters, Federal Farmer repeatedly warned about the dangers of centralized power, predicting that the proposed government would end in “the destruction of freedom.” Path to Liberty: August 14, 2023

In his last major speech during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry warned against the potential for “ten thousand implied powers,” and called for a number of amendments prior to ratification. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: August 11, 2023

Everywhere you turn, it seems like people are at each other’s throats. Everything has gotten political - and it’s only going to keep getting worse. Unless, of course, the people see the source of the problem - consolidation and factions and factions and consolidation - and take action to reject it. Path to Liberty: August 9, 2023

If you want to understand the Constitution - its original, legal meaning - don’t rely exclusively, or even primarily on the Federalist Papers. You’ll want to read other federalists like James Wilson, Tench Coxe and John Dickinson, plus the leading Anti-federalists as well. Path to Liberty: August 7, 2023

Most efforts to stop federal programs miss the mark in a big way. Instead of striking the root, they hack at branches, often setting the stage for more of the same in the future. Path to Liberty: August 2, 2023

If we truly want to build a real “land of the free,” it’s essential to understand the source of our problems. Using the wisdom and warnings of leading founders and old revolutionaries - we can point to consolidation, or centralization of power. Path to Liberty: July 31, 2023

In his series of essays, Brutus repeatedly warned about the dangers of centralized power, predicting that the proposed government would end up exercising “infinite” and “incomprehensible” power. Path to Liberty: July 26, 2023

An important lesson on power and human nature. Trust no one with power to endanger liberty. That includes - don’t trust the people who tell you to not trust people with power. Path to Liberty: July 24, 2023

"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root" Path to Liberty: July 19, 2023

His name forever associated with partisan political trickery, unfortunately few people know much else about Elbridge Gerry. He was a leading revolutionary, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a highly influential figure at the Philadelphia convention, one of only 3 who didn't sign the Constitution, and the 5th Vice-President, serving under James Madison. Path to Liberty: July 17, 2023

Getting from the largest government in history to a real “land of the free” is not going to happen through the ballot box. Path to Liberty: July 12, 2023

“The ground of liberty is to be gained by inches.” Advice from Thomas Jefferson that helps us push on against the largest government in history. And the nullification movement keeps doing just that: gaining ground - step-by-step, person-by-person - and state-by-state - for the Constitution and liberty. Path to Liberty: July 10, 2023

Most people today have little to no familiarity with any of the books that influenced the founders - which is part of why things have gotten so far off the rails. And probably a big reason why government-run education is such a massive roadblock to liberty Path to Liberty: June 28, 2023

Corrupt and repressive, weighted down by heavy bureaucracy - it’s all around us and getting worse year by year. But an alternative to total tyranny is attainable. These five principles can put things on a new path - to liberty. Path to Liberty: June 26, 2023

“Tyrants care nothing for discussions that are to end only in discussion. Discussions, which do not interfere with the enforcement of their laws, are but idle wind to them.” Path to Liberty: June 21, 2023

Despite a well-documented pattern of lawlessness by the FBI, including a failure to comply with even the most modest reforms, the secret court charged with ensuring FISA surveillance is lawful has essentially given the FBI unlimited mulligans for all of its unconstitutional acts. Path to Liberty: June 19, 2023

An "elective despotism" was not the government the revolutionaries fought for. Yet, here we are today. Path to Liberty: June 14, 2023

June 12, 1775 - Give up your guns and give up your friends - and we’ll give you peace? No deal said the Patriots. And it’s an attitude modern Americans would do well to heed. Path to Liberty: June 12, 2023

In a society where an alarming number of people have little to no knowledge of our history and foundational principles, we consider it our duty to teach as many people as possible about liberty, the original, legal meaning of the Constitution - and how to protect and defend both. Path to Liberty: June 7, 2023

What a surprise. Victims of government-run education make all kinds of bold claims about nullification. And almost every one of them are totally wrong. Path to Liberty: June 5, 2023

Being bound by their oath to the Constitution, officers of the government violate that oath “whenever they give their sanction, by obedience, or otherwise, to any unconstitutional act of any department of the government.” Path to Liberty: May 31, 2023

While most people recognize that the Constitution created a much more “energetic” system than under the Articles of Confederation, few know that early plans during the convention, like James Madison’s Virginia Plan, would have set up a system much closer to the unlimited power of the British that the revolutionaries fought to free themselves from. Path to Liberty: May 24, 2023

With an enforcement deadline looming, potentially affecting millions of stabilizing braces, the new ATF rule is - as the founders told us - a test or an “experiment of your disposition.” Path to Liberty: May 22, 2023

Once they get new powers for one “emergency” or another - they don’t give them back, at least voluntarily. And even when they stop using them - it’s just until the next time. Path to Liberty: May 17, 2023

Supporters of the monster state want you to believe that unless the “debt ceiling” is raised - yet again - we’ll have absolute chaos. But the truth is, it’s actually the other way around. Path to Liberty: May 10, 2023