Unbalanced Constitution
Our Unbalanced Constitution and Article V By Rodney Dodsworth April 15, 2019 Subtitle: John Adams Reconsiders Republican Government. The American Revolution wasn’t a simple colonial rebellion against English imperialism. It was first and foremost a social revolution. We [...]
A Quick Federalism Lesson
Federalism Explained through The Parable of the Bicycle – by Stuart MacPhail April 2019 In a March 5 ALEC publication, Utah State Rep. Ken Ivory reported on an occasion he had to explain the federalism feature of American [...]
Myth #3: Electoral College is Undemocratic
Electoral College Myth #3: The Electoral College is undemocratic by Tara Ross September 13, 2016 Myth number 3 in my series on Electoral College Myths! Please don’t miss the earlier installments here: Myth #1: Only swing states matter, other states are [...]
April 19, 244 Years Ago
This Day in History: The “Shot Heard Round the World” is fired at Lexington Green by Tara Ross April 19, 2018 On this day in 1775, the “shot heard round the world” occurs at Lexington Green! It had been [...]
Public Virtue Disappeared Prior to the Constitution
Public Virtue & Article V Opponents by Rodney Dodsworth April 8, 3019 The Golden Age of Virtue, which Article V opponents attach to our early republics, never existed. This isn’t to say the literature and political writings by gentry and [...]
Electoral College Myth #2
Electoral College Myth #2: The Founders did not trust the people by Tara Ross September 6, 2016 Myth: The Founders created the Electoral College because they did not trust the people to govern themselves. Fact: The Founders knew that the voice [...]