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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

After you hear what Franklin had to say about executive power and human nature, we think you just might join us in saying "he called it!" Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: June 2, 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

The Constitution doesn’t give you rights, and the 2nd Amendment isn’t your “gun permit.” You are. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: May 26, 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

As support for state efforts against a central bank digital currency ramps up, we’re starting to hear what opponents have to say. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that much of it is based on their view that federal supremacy is the answer to everything. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: May 19, 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

States and individuals can stop a CBDC. It’s going to take hard work - and good strategy. The latter, we’ve got from the “father of the Constitution” - who gave us a four-step blueprint to stop federal programs without relying on the federal government to magically limit its own power. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: May 12, 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

Understanding the source of our problem today - that is, the unconstitutional power of the largest government in history - is essential if we’re ever going to get back on the path to liberty. Path to Liberty: May 8, 2023

Some well-intentioned opponents of a central bank digital currency are claiming that a new law in North Dakota will “eliminate its use and application” in the state. But a look under the hood tells us this is almost certainly not the case. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: May 5, 2023

In what might be the first major opening salvo by states against a central bank digital currency, Florida has passed a bill to ban its use as money in the state. Path to Liberty: May 3, 2023

To the founders and old revolutionaries, liberty requires a rejection of fear, ignorance, and a culture of obedience. But it also takes courage - fortitude and perseverance - to support freedom, whether government likes it, or not. Path to Liberty: May 1, 2023

April 29, 1745 - Oliver Ellsworth was born. Even just a quick look at some views of the 3rd Chief Justice - can show just how far almost everyone today is from our founding principles. Path to Liberty: April 29, 2023

In 1984, George Orwell portrayed in chilling detail how totalitarian governments use the power of language to manipulate the masses. This notion was not unfamiliar to the founders, as James Madison warned that changing definitions of words over time would create “a metamorphosis” that would destroy the original limitations of the Constitution. Path to Liberty: April 27, 2023

Lysander Spooner, in his 1850 Defence for Fugitive Slaves, took apart the notion that the Constitution means what the courts tell us it means - until they change their minds. Path to Liberty: April 24, 2023

We were warned. The powers amassed by each successive president empower whomever occupies the Oval Office to act as a dictator, above the law and beyond any real accountability. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: April 21, 2023

What finally forced the patriots into a shooting war with the British Army in April 1775 was not taxes or even warrantless searches of homes or occupation by soldiers, but one of many attempts by the British to disarm Americans as part of an overall gun control program Path to Liberty: April 19, 2023

Unlimited power. Robbery. Consolidation. Anti-federalists repeatedly warned that a federal power of direct taxation would destroy liberty. Path to Liberty: April 17, 2023

In a huge change from the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution eliminated “requisitions,” what many saw as a primary reason for the new system of taxation. Rejecting Alexander Hamilton and other Federalists in this debate were Patrick Henry and the anti-federalists. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: April 14, 2023

Government power is like a cancer. So if the people don’t “nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud,” they shouldn’t be surprised when it’s used as a foundation for more and more and more. The people certainly failed to get the job done, and in these three areas, it couldn’t be more obvious. Path to Liberty: April 12, 2023

The unconstitutional central bank uses fiat to power the largest government in history. The federal government will never shut down its own money printer. So it’s up to the states and the people to get the job done. An important first step is the “Legal Tender Act” - now law in 3 states, and counting. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: April 7, 2023

Convicted of violating the unconstitutional Sedition Act of 1798, Congressman Lyon was seen by his constituents as a martyr for free speech - and a hero. And he won his reelection bid - while in jail - by a landslide. Path to Liberty: April 5, 2023

A handful of states have put a stop - at least for now - to the next phase of gun control: Tracking, monitoring and keeping lists based off of Merchant Category Codes (MCC), which were first mandated by the IRS in 2004. Path to Liberty: April 3, 2023