The founders warned us - over and over and over again - about the dangers to liberty from war. As James Madison put it, war gives us armies, which lead to debts and taxes. This trifecta makes up the “known instruments for putting the many under the domination of the few.”
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Sept. 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris formally established “a general peace.” Signed by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay - Article I affirmed 13 “free sovereign and Independent States,” and remains in force today. Highlighting their views on the treaty - in their own words - from their letters in the weeks that followed.
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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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A national-security state needs official enemies to justify its existence, power, influence, and ever-increasing budgets. That’s how the United States got the Cold War after winning World War II. A new official enemy was needed to justify the conversion of the federal government to a national-security state. That official enemy became “godless communism,” the Soviet Union (i.e., Russia), Red China, North Korea, North Vietnam, and the rest of the communist world.
The post A Better Direction Entails Fundamental Change first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Michael Boldin discusses a new human rights award given to Barack Obama despite his awful record on war. Plus he responds to some interesting comments…
On September 15, 2010 our international lineup includes: Karen Kolland, Werner Altnickel, Urs Hans, Charlie Farrier, Steve Jolly, Rick Margetts, Rama, Michael Badnarik, Adrian Salbuchi, Hal Anthony, Joyce Reilly, Cindy Sheehan, Karen Tostado, Sam Attero, Dr. Marylin Joyce, Schaeffer Cox, Charles Erwin and more...
WASHINGTON (AFP)“ – US troops will still be in combat and taking on Islamist militants in Iraq even as the American military moves to an "advise and assist" role with a smaller force, officials said Thursday." But wait, there's more... read more
So now the cheerleaders for war would have us believe that they are more concerned for the welfare of Afghan civilians than are those who wish to end the US occupation. First we have White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs sanctimoniously imploring th...
Today is the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, and for the first time ever, the US government has sent an envoy to attend the annual ceremony commemorating the attack. Don’t hold your breath for an apology though. The US government sti...