I posted this on the Liberty Classroom Blog, but though it deserved a spot here, too. I was doing a bit of research today and ran across a great series of articles that ran in three consecutive weeks from Niles Weekly Register published shortly after the McCulloch v. Maryland decision in 1819. Niles Register was one of the leading political publications of its time. Hezekiah …more
My interview with the Brian Thomas show last week on my new book. These can be fun.
Mr. Woodard, I have several comments about your general Constitutional theory, but I will first address each of your statements individually. Your points are in bold and quotation marks. “The Preamble to the BOR is just that, a preamble and as such has no basis other than a guideline. And we both know, for decades, successive governments don’t even bother with guidelines except when it …more
The following is a response to Chris Woodard’s post on www.FreeLibertyWriters.com. Woodard’s post is in bold quotes below, and the post in its entirety can be found here. Mr. Woodard, Thank you for taking the time to respond. Your post is as I expected it would be, condescending, patronizing, and quite simply full the same errors that your ruminations on the Constitution often contain. Let …more
I am posting the entire text of the article here, but I took this from the H.L. Mencken Society’s page. This piece appeared in The American Mercury, September 1930. The Calamity of Appomattox by H.L. Mencken [From the American Mercury, Sept., 1930, pp. 29-31] No American historian, so far as I know, has ever tried to work out the probable consequences if Grant instead of …more
Obama and the Nobel Peace PrizeThe selection of Barack Obama for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize should not be a shock, nor should it concern conservative Americans. Since the news hit yesterday, there have been countless references to a Ronald Reagan snub and outright dismay and indignation that someone who helped “end the Cold War” has yet to be recognized while an international newbie like …more
Van Jones resigned his position, the era of big government is over, and we can party like it’s 1789! Or not. Jones deserved to go, and should have been nowhere near the executive office in the first place, but rejoicing over his ouster is like stuffing bubble gum in a twenty foot hole in the Hoover Dam. Jones was a symptom of the larger problem, …more
With the confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court has again taken center stage in American politics. We have heard about her “wise Latina” comment and her positions on abortion and gay marriage, and it seems that these are the central issues in the debate; however, the question the Senate Judiciary Committee should be asking is would Sotomayor, as a member of the Supreme …more
My interview with Iowa’s Jan Mickelson on 2 July 2009.
I wrote the following article for Human Events. “At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears, and true to our founding documents…. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking …more
Most Americans recognize a few of the Founding Fathers—Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Adams, Franklin—but what about some of the important but forgotten men who have been lost to time? They have great stories that need to be told. Here are ten whose fantastic lives are in many ways better than fiction.
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