What did the Constitution argue? In light of charges that the Constitution created a strong national government, they were able to argue thatthe separation of powers among the three branches of government protected the rights of the people. Because the three branches were equal, none could assume...
The founding fathers chose a loose confederacy of states over a centralized government, and everything was based on the idea that each individual had a choice as to how to spend his time and how to invest in the future. (Yes, there was slavery and Native Americans were dispossessed in the...
I know a couple who already had four young children when they found they were unexpectedly pregnant with a fifth. The baby would likely be as beautiful and bright as its siblings, but the parents had neither the money nor energy to absorb another child without jeopardizing the welfare of all...
Even beforeGeorge Washington’s Farewell Address, the Founding Fathers worried about former presidents. In Federalist 72, Alexander Hamilton wondered, "Would it promote the peace of the community or the stability of the government to have half a dozen men who had had credit enough to be raised ...
the founding fathers with paper money in revolutionary times, described how the notes "depreciated until they became valueless in the hands of their possessors," and then offered his famous formulation: "So it always will be; legislative declaration cannot make the promise of a thing the ...
To Adams, the American Dream was a meritocracy, where personal people should be seen “for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.” You can even trace support for public education back to the Founding Fathers—Thomas Jefferson passionately argued for free ...
Welcome to Dare to Lead, Dr. Joy. Joy Buolamwini: Thank you so much for having me. BB: I totally stalked you in your DMs. [laughter] JB: You did. DMs have been working out, that’s how the cover of the book got made. I actually reached out to the illustrator, sent h...
"We used to love your dad. He was a great guy," Butler responds. "That tour, when we did it with Van Halen, was one of the best tours ever," he adds, even though Black Sabbath were famously blown off the stage on that run, Van Halen ascending as the Brits were amid a downward...
At this point some libertarian readers are pumping their hands in the air like a piston, anxious to explain that their ideal isn't Rothbard or von Mises or Hayek, but the Founding Fathers. Nice try. Everybody wants the Founders on their side; but it was a different country back then-...
Rioters menaced these halls, threatening the life of the Speaker of the House, literally erecting gallows to hang the Vice President of the United States of America. But what did we not see? We didn't see a former president who just rallied the mob to attack sitting in the private ...