Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Michael Boldin covers current events, the original constitution and strategy - all with an eye on advancing liberty.
After you hear what Franklin had to say about executive power and human nature, we think you just might join us in saying “he called it!”
Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: June 2, 2023
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Being bound by their oath to the Constitution, officers of the government violate that oath “whenever they give their sanction, by obedience, or otherwise, to any unconstitutional act of any departme…
While most people recognize that the Constitution created a much more “energetic” system than under the Articles of Confederation, few know that early plans during the convention, like James Madison’…
With an enforcement deadline looming, potentially affecting millions of stabilizing braces, the new ATF rule is – as the founders told us – a test or an “experiment of your disposition.”
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As support for state efforts against a central bank digital currency ramps up, we’re starting to hear what opponents have to say. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that much of it is based on …
Once they get new powers for one “emergency” or another – they don’t give them back, at least voluntarily. And even when they stop using them – it’s just until the next time.
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States and individuals can stop a CBDC. It’s going to take hard work – and good strategy. The latter, we’ve got from the “father of the Constitution” – who gave us a four-step blueprint to stop feder…
Supporters of the monster state want you to believe that unless the “debt ceiling” is raised – yet again – we’ll have absolute chaos. But the truth is, it’s actually the other way around.
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Understanding the source of our problem today – that is, the unconstitutional power of the largest government in history – is essential if we’re ever going to get back on the path to liberty.
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Some well-intentioned opponents of a central bank digital currency are claiming that a new law in North Dakota will “eliminate its use and application” in the state. But a look under the hood tells u…
In what might be the first major opening salvo by states against a central bank digital currency, Florida has passed a bill to ban its use as money in the state.
Path to Liberty: May 3, 2023
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To the founders and old revolutionaries, liberty requires a rejection of fear, ignorance, and a culture of obedience. But it also takes courage – fortitude and perseverance – to support freedom, whet…
April 29, 1745 – Oliver Ellsworth was born. Even just a quick look at some views of the 3rd Chief Justice – can show just how far almost everyone today is from our founding principles.
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In 1984, George Orwell portrayed in chilling detail how totalitarian governments use the power of language to manipulate the masses. This notion was not unfamiliar to the founders, as James Madison w…
Lysander Spooner, in his 1850 Defence for Fugitive Slaves, took apart the notion that the Constitution means what the courts tell us it means – until they change their minds.
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We were warned. The powers amassed by each successive president empower whomever occupies the Oval Office to act as a dictator, above the law and beyond any real accountability.
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What finally forced the patriots into a shooting war with the British Army in April 1775 was not taxes or even warrantless searches of homes or occupation by soldiers, but one of many attempts by the…
In a huge change from the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution eliminated “requisitions,” what many saw as a primary reason for the new system of taxation. Rejecting Alexander Hamilton and oth…