As I travel and speak, I’ve noticed that there’s one question that people continually ask me, no matter where I am. I finish my speech, take questions and inevitably someone asks: “Is there still hope?” Is there hope? Such a simple yet profound question. The reality is, if I didn’t believe there was hope, I …
Friends, liberty must first live in the hearts of the people before it can reside in the chambers of government. Consider: what if we do re-establish the supremacy of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and liberty at the government level? Does this guarantee liberty? No. It does nothing if liberty is not firmly established, practiced and embraced at the individual level. Click to read more.
I want to clear up a common, and highly destructive, American misunderstanding about the president.
To start, take a moment and answer the following questions or yourself:
What factors do you consider when judging whether a not a president has done a good job?
What factors do you consider when you decide which presidential candidate to vote for?
When the presidential candidates campaign, what kinds of issues do they talk about and what kinds of issues do people want them to talk about?
Thought about your answers? Good. Now let’s talk about it. Click to read further.
John Quincy Adams said “Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.” Read further to learn why arbitrary power must be avoided at all costs.
“In the eyes of democracy, government is not a good; it is a necessary evil” (194). “This is seen very clearly in the United States, where wages seem in a way to decrease as the power of officials is greater” (204). – Alexis de Tocqueville An analogy has been crystalizing in my mind the more I …
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The more I research and study, the more I’ve come to realize something. Liberty thrives under only one condition: limited power. All power, even if it’s used for “good”, is a threat to liberty if it’s unrestrained. Consider the monarch’s of Great Britain. Not every monarch used their limitless, arbitrary power for pure evil. Some …
I’m still digesting, and frankly, reeling a bit from, some of the things I’m seeing today: the execution of a Trump supporter (more on that in the next article) to guillotines in front of the White House and Jeff Bezos’s house, to mobs attacking couples and individuals as they left the Republican National Convention. All of these are mere displays of what Madison feared and wanted to avoid. He knew the volatility of human nature, the irrationality of factions, and the dangers of mob rule. I’ve always known what he said was true (based on history), but have never been more confident in his reasonings as I am today.
You will find much of what he says, the issues he was facing in his day, very familiar to what we are facing today. Gear up, there’s a lot of Madison language here. Read it all… it’s worth it.
You know the whole idea of “private property” that we cherish here in American? Yup. You have John Locke to thank for that one. So, take a moment to read this article as we peak back in time to learn more about the foundations of American government.
Have you ever stopped and thought to yourself, why do humans need government? Perhaps you’ve gone so far as to think, why do I think government exists? If you haven’t, I’m challenging you think about it now. Read further to learn why this is so important.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. In the United States, those elected to any political office–whether law making, law enforcing or law applying–are all required to swear an oath to protect, support or defend The Constitution of the United States and/or the Constitution of the respective state. This is unique in world …