In the fight against federal tyranny there has been a tendency for people, even those with good intentions, to downplay the severity of our situation or keep possible solutions confined to the realm of “respectability.” That is not the case with New York native Jim Delaney, who writes at opinerlog.blogspot.com. In his book A Patriot’s…
The Handbook for We the People provides an opportunity to gain a working knowledge of the Constitution with text based on original source material.
“Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” -Lord Acton In his most recent book, historian Brion McClanahan highlights 9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America and Four Who Tried to Save Her. The names on each list will probably surprise you. It didn’t take long after the ratification of the Constitution for presidents to succumb to the…
In an interview with then-Mises Institute vice-president Jeffrey Tucker, Tom Woods talks about his book Nullification and the concepts behind the political doctrine in connection with the Tenth Amendment. They also go through the history of nullification, starting with the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, written by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson respectively, in response to the…
When I set out to write the moral, historical and constitutional case for nullification, I knew I had a tough task ahead of me. After all, most Americans have never heard of nullification. And the constitutional and philosophical principles nullification rest on remain alien to even well-educated Americans. My goal in writing Our Last Hope:…
I like that McGinnis and Rappaport frame the core question of constitutional adjudication as a choice among (a) originalism, (b) a "living constitution," or, as they frequently call it, "judicial updating", or (c) judicial deference to political branches.
Former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair demonstrates a talent for crafting a withering turn of phrase in her new book as noted earlier in Washington Wire. Here is a brief list of some of her top zingers.
"During the summer of 2011 Sheila Bair stepped down as chairman of the FDIC and set herself to work on a tell-all book on the financial crisis. Bair’s book, Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself, was released in late September. As part of the promotion of the book she had an interview with The Wall Street Journal during which, consistent with her public reputation, she confided that she 'hates bailouts.' However, a careful study of board minutes, supporting memos, and transcripts of FDIC board meetings during the crisis reveals a different reality."
How did America go from having the strongest economy in the world to facing our most serious economic crisis since the Great Depression? How did the Bush Administration squander the political capital that Goldwater-Reagan conservatives took more than three decades to build? What became of an American culture that once was guided by the principles of Christianity? In Bringing America Home, Tom Pauken not only explains how we lost our way, but also shows how our founding principles can help us find our way back.
Political unrest in the Middle East, economic turmoil in the United States and devastating natural disasters all over the world, experts on biblical prophecy will gather in Tulsa this week to try to shed some light on what could be the near future. The three-day Mid-America Bible Conference opens at 9 a.m. April 28 at the Marriott Southern Hills (1902 E. 71st St.). Conference organizer and author Phillip Goodman of Tulsa said the event features some of the most learned and trusted teachers concerning Bible prophecy in America.