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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