Global Warming Brought Down the Roman Empire?
If English historian Edward Gibbon were alive today, he might have to add a paragraph or two to his seminal six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire....
About: Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
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112th Congress: Who Will Adhere to the Constitution?
In ancient times, on the well-traveled road from Athens to Eleusis, there was a small town called Erineus. Erineus was legendary for an inn there run by an innkeeper of some...
Using Tragedy as Pretext for Tyranny
Political organizations and advocacy groups around the country are curtailing or canceling their planned activities and advertisements in the wake of the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of...
Tucson Shooter Held Without Bail After Initial Appearance
Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old man accused of killing six people and wounding at least 15 others, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, outside a grocery store in Tucson, Arizona, has been denied bail...
Romania to Tax Proceeds of Witchcraft
Everybody curses the taxman, but there is a new category of taxpayers in Romania that just might know how to really do it. ...
The Shameful Manipulation of Murder: Gun Control and Tyranny
On Saturday in Tucson, Arizona 22-year-old Jared Loughner opened fire outside a Safeway grocery store and killed six people and injured at least 15 others, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) who...
Intent of the Founders: Is it Relevant Today?
From Ninthers, and Tenthers to the Second Amendment Foundation, it seems there’s an advocacy group for every amendment in the Bill of Rights. The inertia propelling these organizations has increased since...
Justice Scalia: Misogynist or Misunderstood?
The recent publishing of an interview of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia conducted last September is eliciting cries of “misogynist” from pundits and progressives, and partisans. ...
New Leadership, New Rules: GOP Begins Promised Overhaul
Nine words taken from Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution are causing quite a stir among journalists and pundits today. The “controversial” clause reads in relevant part: ...
Justice Department Website Redesigned; Features Globalist Quote
Given its recent quest to overturn the sovereignty of the states, and the sovereignty of the people, it is not surprising to learn that the Department of Justice is re-branding itself...
What Is the Essence of American Liberty?
In the art and science of perfumery, it is understood that a precise admixture of the right oils makes the perfect perfume. The master perfumer selects the desired smells from the...
Did Justice Breyer Invent History to Justify His Personal Agenda?
An oft-quoted maxim attributed (dubiously) to Mark Twain instructs writers: “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” Perhaps Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has been reading...
Will New House Rules Mean New Hope for the Constitution?
Christmas is a time for hope and as a new Congress is sworn in after the New Year comes the hope that a majority of our elected representatives will honor their...
Know the Difference Between Marx and Madison? Poll Says Many Do Not
A recent survey conducted earlier this month by the Harris Interactive polling firm on behalf of the Bill of Rights Institute reveals some startling, disheartening results. ...
Will Tea Party Rebels Upset the GOP Congressional Apple Cart?
Plutarch records that upon hearing one of his early public orations, Julius Caesar remarked about his erstwhile protégé and eventual assassin Brutus: “I know not what this young man intends, but...