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Become A Constitutional Scholar With This Simple Trick (Or: How Not To Pick Up Chicks At Belt-Way Cocktail Parties)

by Guest Contributor | Apr 26, 2018 | Big Government, Congress, Constitution, Guns | 259

Holger-da-Dane on rights and The Constitution.

“Write to your congressmen,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said.

by Guest Contributor | Mar 28, 2018 | Big Government, Constitution, Guns | 379

I. B. McGinty writes to Congress… see the results.

Constitutions, guns and limited government: a constant uphill battle

by PieInTheSKy | Mar 21, 2018 | Constitution, Guns, Liberty, Musings, Welcome to the Party | 369

As an anecdote, I will talk of someone I know who is, let’s say, someone I had high hopes of when I thought of a move towards freedom in Romania.

Another #Calexit update

by jesse.in.mb | Jan 29, 2018 | Constitution, Federal Power | 321

Gretchen, stop trying to make ~~fetch~~ #Calexit happen! It’s not going to happen!

Firearms Friday: National Reciprocity

by Vhyrus | Dec 22, 2017 | Constitution, Cops, Crime, Daily Links, Guns, Opinion | 182

Vhyrus pulls off a Christmas miracle by getting off his lazy ass and writing an article.

Mother Theresa Makes $4/hr at Burger King

by Guest Contributor | Nov 15, 2017 | Constitution, Economy, Higher Education, Liberty, Markets, Opinion, Technology | 341

compgrokker expands on the concept of minimum wage, with special guests: automation, fiat currency, and inflation.

OK, I lied…More on Catalonia.

by Swiss Servator | Oct 19, 2017 | Big Government, Constitution, Federal Power, Liberty, Politics, Rule of Law | 275

Sully, remember how I said I wouldn’t write anymore about Catalonia? I lied…

What are Rights? An Encore

by trshmnstr | Aug 29, 2017 | Constitution, Federal Power, Harambe, History, Liberty, Politics, Rule of Law | 176

Trshmnstr philosophizes further on the nature of natural rights.

Civil War II: A reflection on my hot take from May

by trshmnstr | Aug 19, 2017 | Big Government, Constitution, Federal Power, Opinion, Racism, Social Justice | 245

trshmnstr re-visits his May article about the antifa movement

The (Small-l) Libertarian Case For a Non-Libertarian President

by sloopyinca | Aug 7, 2017 | Advice, Big Government, Congress, Constitution, Deep State, Economy, Executive Branch, Federal Power, First Amendment, Guns, Liberty, Markets, National Security, Opinion, Politics, Rant, Regulation, Rule of Law, Supreme Court, Taxes | 302

What is libertarianism’s best strategy to gain a legitimate amount of power nationally (and then happily cede it to the people)?
Sloopy believes there is a third, and overlooked, option.

Can We Unfuck Representative Government?

by Old Man With Candy | Jul 16, 2017 | Constitution, Federal Power, Opinion, Politics, Rant | 146

Libertarians and classical liberals look at our current electoral system as a fixed choice between Crips and Bloods. Is there an alternative?

The states and grand juries, Part Three: Reformers weaken, and in some cases destroy, the right to a grand jury

by O, statua gentilissima | Jul 14, 2017 | Big Government, Constitution, Crime, Death Penalty, Deep State, Executive Branch, Federal Power, History, Liberty, Opinion, Religion, Rule of Law | 95

“When Dr. [Samuel] Johnson defined patriotism as the last refuge of a scoundrel, he ignored the enormous possibilities of the word reform.” – Roscoe Conkling

The states and grand juries, Part Two: Historical vignettes of grand juries under siege

by O, statua gentilissima | Jul 10, 2017 | Big Government, Constitution, Cops, Crime, Executive Branch, Federal Power, History, Liberty, Media, Racism, Rant, Religion, Rule of Law, Supreme Court | 53

Rather than give a comprehensive history of the victories of “reformers” who curtailed grand-jury rights in state after state, let me attempt to give some historical vignettes, and tie these vignettes together with some semblance of narrative coherence. Then later, I’ll give an account of the triumph of the reformers in their battle against the grand jury.