This is part 4 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Thus far, I have proposed a specific solution to a specific problem. This trend towards federalism, and the opportunity it provides jurists and scholars to empower mediating entities gives me hope for a unified America. But I … [Read more...]
Changing Lanes, Part 3: The Historical, Jurisprudential Shift To Individualism
April 22, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 3 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Mediating entities are the glue that holds society together. For Tocqueville, the “intellectual and moral associations” provided by these mediating entities were so important that “nothing . . . more deserve[d] attention.” How then did we get to the point in modern … [Read more...]
The Anti-Federalists, Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Freedom, Part 6: Solutions
April 17, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 6 of a 6-part article. Click Here to Download a Printable Version of This Article Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here Solutions Old and New The anti-Federalist solutions for these problems may well have helped. They proposed that the people amend the Constitution, specifically in … [Read more...]
The Anti-Federalists, Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Freedom, Part 5: Treaty Power
April 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 5 of a 6-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Anti-Federalist Prediction #6: The Treaty Power Will Be Abused Prediction: The treaty power will be used to change the Constitution in ways the people don’t even know about and that benefit the rich at the cost of the people’s … [Read more...]
The Anti-Federalists, Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Freedom, Part 4: Justice Lost
April 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 4 of a 6-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Anti-Federalist Prediction #5: Justice Will Be Lost as Government Grows Prediction: Governments will become so big and impersonal that even juries won’t know or care about the accused; enforcing the rules will be more important than true justice. … [Read more...]
The Anti-Federalists, Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Freedom, Part 3: States & Courts
April 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 3 of a 6-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Anti-Federalist Prediction #3: Power Will Flow Away From the States Prediction: Power will flow consistently away from the states and increase the scope, size, and power of the federal government. Only major crisis, where the federal government falls, will ever send … [Read more...]
The Anti-Federalists, Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Freedom, Part 2: Executive Branch & National Debt
April 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 2 of a 6-part article. Read Part 1 Here Anti-Federalist Prediction #1: The Executive Branch Will Increase Influence Over National Budget Prediction: The Executive Branch will increase its say over the national budget and then drastically increase debt, run harmful deficits, engage in unconstitutional military actions, and … [Read more...]
The Anti-Federalists, Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Freedom, Part 1: Predictions
April 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 1 of a 6 -part article. Subsequent segments will be published daily. Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Like Gladstone, I believe the U.S. Constitution to be “the greatest work ever struck off by the mind and purpose of man.” Even though it had its flaws—especially slavery—it actually provided for the fixing … [Read more...]
i Government
April 9, 2010 by 3 Comments
"Where, oh where, has my liberty gone?” we cry. Too often the answer is, "The 'government' stole it!" Liberty-loving Americans must bring politics and economics back into the first person. We speak of the “the government” and the “the economy” as if they were independent, conscious entities. But the “government” is people, … [Read more...]
State-Sanctioned Torture: A Clear Road to Tyranny
April 7, 2010 by 1 Comment
Finding the correct solution to a problem is often not so much a matter of stating an answer as it is a matter of asking the right questions. On the issue of state-sanctioned torture, the real question isn’t whether waterboarding or other enhanced interrogation techniques constitute torture; it’s whether the state should be allowed to exercise … [Read more...]
