Theory & the Framers

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 …

Photo by fauxels on Pexels.com “In the eyes of democracy, government is not a good; it is a necessary evil” (194).“This is seen very clearly in the …

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The more I research and study, the more I’ve come to realize something. Liberty thrives under only one condition: limited power. …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. In the United States, those elected to any political office–whether law …

Photo by Maarten van den Heuvel on Pexels.com We discuss liberty in America like we discuss chocolate. It’s as if we all are referring to the …

“It proves incontestably, that the judiciary is beyond comparison the weakest of the three departments of power; that it can never attack with success either …