Thank you for 17 Years!

As we commemorate our 17 year anniversary, we reflect on the fact that we never would've gone this far if it wasn't for the support of so many people. Whether you've been with us for a day - or since day one - THANK YOU for being a part of this with us!

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Pre-Orders Available for Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism

I am beyond excited to announce that I can now take pre-orders for my upcoming book, Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism, to be released 11/25.

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Dallas Event Will Highlight Nullification

Is nullification just a talking point? Or is it a real solution to modern problems? An event in Dallas this November will take on this question. The secession of 15 states from the Soviet Union in 1991 was the greatest peaceful revolution in modern history. Secession and decentralist movements are firmly entrenched throughout Europe. Discourse about…

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Merry Christmas! From James Madison and the TAC

It was Christmas Eve in 1798, and the Virginia House had already passed resolutions drafted by Madison three days earlier.  Introduced by Thomas Jefferson's great friend John Taylor of Caroline, Madison's important draft also included the handiwork of Wilson Cary Nicholas.

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From the Stamp Act to the Tea Party: What the Old Revolutionaries Can Teach us for Today

Until at least the 1960s or so, the "progressive school" of history suggested that we totally ignore the views and works of old revolutionaries like Samuel Adams and James Otis. 

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Today in History: The End of the “Declaration of War” as Required by the Constitution

Although the U.S. has been involved in many wars since then, World War II was the last time Congress declared war, as required by the Constitution (a 2nd declaration was passed on June 5, 1942 against Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania).

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