1787: Constitution Crafted in Secret. What Would a Similar Rule Produce at a Modern-Day Con-Con?
A secrecy rule shrouded the debates carried on during the Constitutional Convention held in 1787 in Philadelphia. What mischief would a similar rule...
History
Veto Power: Elective Monarchy or Necessary Check on Unjust and Unwise Laws?
On June 4, 1787, delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia considered the scope of the presidential veto power. ...
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Constitutional Conventions: What Can 1787 Teach About 2016?
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 could be a cautionary tale of what could happen if the Constitution is opened to a contemporary con-con....
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Taxes 101: A Brief History of Taxation in America
The United States, a country that began because of a tax revolt, now has high taxes, which grow incessantly, so how did it...
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The Ides of March: George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy
On the Ides of March, General George Washington defused a potential coup that might have brought down Congress. ...
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Russia Wants to Fly Over the U.S. Using Its Latest Spy Technology
Russia is about to ask permission of the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) in Vienna, Austria, to fly its latest reconnaissance aircraft, the...
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Washington’s Birthday Neglected Again
Another Presidents Day has come and gone, with another year of neglect of the father of our country. ...
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Conventions Create Bigger Government
Government increasingly does what it wants. There are two main ways to rein it in. History says only one method will work. ...
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217th Anniversary of Signing of Kentucky Resolution of 1798: What We’ve Forgotten
On November 16, 1798, Governor James Garrard of Kentucky signed into law the Kentucky Resolution of 1798, Thomas Jefferson's seminal restatement of the...
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America’s Last Frontier: Oklahoma
With America’s westward expansion petering out, owing to a lack of available land, Easterners demanded that government open up Indian territory, leading to...
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Why the Left Hates Columbus
The anniversary of the discovery by Columbus of the New World is yet another opportunity for the dissemination of leftist propaganda against Christianity...
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1492: Discovering Columbus’ Legacy
It is true that the world changed irretrievably on October 12, 1492, but contrary to left-wing opinion, it changed for the better. ...
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Western Roman Empire: Overwhelmed by Immigrants
The fall of the Western Roman Empire was precipitated by immigrants — who had fled to Roman protection from the Huns — when...
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Do DNA Tests Really Prove President Harding Fathered Illegitimate Child?
The media has been quick to accept conclusions drawn from DNA tests concerning a conservative Republican president, Warren Harding, but what do they...
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Wendell Willkie: The “Miracle Man” of 1940
A look at the behind-the-scenes intrigue that catapulted unknown Wendell Willkie to head the Republican ticket in 1940 — and guaranteed FDR an...
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