founding fathers

The Real Second Amendment Isn’t About Guns. It’s About Power.

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For too long, we’ve argued over the wrong question. The Second Amendment was never just about a rifle—it was about preserving the balance of power between a free people and their government. As technology reshapes our world, the real debate isn’t simply who owns firearms, but whether citizens will retain meaningful access to the technologies that define power in the 21st century. Rights written on paper are only as strong as a free people’s ability to exercise and defend them. When the government alone possesses tomorrow’s technology, liberty risks becoming a privilege instead of a birthright.

Hail Caesar: A patriot’s statue returns

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Listen my readers, I know you did hear of the famous ride of Paul Revere.

Today you will become aware then of the famous ride of a Delawarean.

Caesar Rodney is a Founding Father, a title that is as alive today as it was on July 2, 1776, when he cast the vote in the Continental Congress to have all 13 colonies declare independence from the Crown.

The Separation Of Media And State

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U.S. Constitution

The freedom of the press is enshrined in the very first amendment for a good reason.  It wasn’t haphazardly placed there.  Our Founders realized that in order to control the urges of the powerful, who run government, to grow even more powerful, a free press was needed to keep tabs on the ruling class. 

America at 250: Public Servants Were the Idea. Tax Servants Is What We Got

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Two and a half centuries ago, the American founders attempted something radical. They built a government specifically designed not to accumulate too much power. It was intentionally slow, limited, and divided against itself. The idea was simple: if ambition countered ambition, tyranny would have a hard time getting traction.

The Forgotten Founding Father

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Today marks the 246th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, and although year 245 has been a rocky one, the American Experiment has held strong, although there are those who would debate that final clause. a brief 4th of July quiz …

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