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Government Power. For Good?

Every time we empower the government to do something “good,” it gets turned against us.

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Signed as Law: Ohio Takes Step Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money

The new law will relieve some of the tax burdens on investors, and it will also eliminate one barrier to using gold and silver in everyday transactions, a foundational step for people to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money

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Constitution 101: The Preamble

A lot of people believe the Preamble to the Constitution gives the federal government the power to do just about anything. And a lot of people are wrong. Learn what the preamble is and what it does. Plus the three foundational principles it underscores in the Framers’ understanding of the Constitution.

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California Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Close Qualified Immunity Loopholes in State Law

Last week, a third California Assembly committee passed a bill that would create a process to sue police officers for violations of rights in state court without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense

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Looking For Monsters to Slay

This moral monstrosity was executed in the name of retaliation, deterrence and liberation, but in reality, it was American hubris.

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A Degeneracy of Morals and Manners

James Madison wrote about the “degeneracy of morals and manners” that happens when a country engages in war.

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5 Founders on the Horrors and Evils of War

Thomas Paine, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison – in their own words – on the evils of war. Not on the structure of war powers under the Constitution, but as a deeper, philosophical foundation.

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The Evil and Cynicism of Federal Foreign “Donations”

The question arises: Why should the U.S. government be making “donations” to anyone? Why not instead leave the money in the hands of the American people and let them decide what to do with their own money?

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