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Articles of Confederation vs Constitution: 6 Key Differences You Need to Know
A deep dive into six key differences that demonstrate how the Articles were much closer to a pure system of federalism than the Constitution for the …
1 year, 4 months ago
Patrick Henry vs the Constitution: Ignored Anti-Federalist Warnings
This government “will swallow the liberties of the people, without giving them previous notice.” That’s the stark warning Patrick Henry gave us in 17…
1 year, 5 months ago
Boston Tea Party? It Actually Started in Philadelphia!
“The active business of the American Revolution began in Philadelphia.” That’s what Benjamin Rush and John Adams believed – because the spark that ig…
1 year, 5 months ago
Forgotten 1774 Declaration: Precursor to Independence and Bill of Rights
“To these grievous measures, Americans cannot submit.” That’s the bold declaration that helped spark a coordinated resistance across the colonies in …
1 year, 5 months ago
Cato vs the Constitution: Forgotten Anti-Federalist Arguments
“A vile and arbitrary aristocracy or monarchy” – that’s what the Anti-Federalist writer Cato warned we’d get. In a series of seven essays, he laid ou…
1 year, 5 months ago
Jury Nullification: The People's Secret Weapon Against Tyranny
Thomas Jefferson called the trial by jury as the only anchor ever imagined by man that can hold a government to the constitution. And jury nullificat…
1 year, 5 months ago
Most Important and Most Ignored: James Wilson's State House Yard Speech
Everyone’s heard of the Federalist Papers – Hamilton, Madison, Jay – but the most important Federalist speech in the entire ratification debate didn’…
1 year, 5 months ago
Bill of Rights: 5 Hidden Truths They Never Teach
Most of what they teach about the Bill of Rights completely skips over much of the real history. From the reason the Federalists opposed it, to Madis…
1 year, 5 months ago
NULLIFY THEM: Jefferson's Rightful Remedy from the American Revolution
“A nullification of the act is THE rightful remedy.” That’s how Thomas Jefferson said we should respond to any federal act that goes beyond the limit…
1 year, 5 months ago
RESIST THEM: Samuel Adams' Forgotten Call for Liberty
Nearly five years before the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Adams wrote an essay urging the people to resist tyranny – not tamely submit and hop…
1 year, 5 months ago