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The word “happiness” held deep meaning for America’s Founding Fathers. To them, happiness was not a fleeting feeling or momentary pleasure. It meant living a life of virtue, moral excellence, and liberty…
Read ArticleThe words of the Declaration of Independence—“We hold these truths to be self-evident”—were revolutionary not just in politics, but in philosophy. Our Founding Fathers built a government based on reason…
Read ArticleSome years ago, I was watching a presidential debate on TV and the three moderators asked a number of questions about what the candidates would do as President…
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The Enlightenment was a powerful movement in the 17th and 18th centuries that transformed how people thought about the world. It emphasized reason, evidence, and individual rights…
Read ArticleThere are religious and non-religious sides to Christmas. This blog will look at the non-religious side, and explore the constitutionality of the federal holiday…
Read ArticleLouisiana recently passed a law to post the Ten Commandments in all state public schools. Does the Constitution have anything to say about this?…
Read ArticleIf one knew the purposes of our government, they would have a workable yardstick to measure how well any administration is doing its job…
Read ArticleMost Americans view politics as a dirty job. Majorities say the political process is dominated by special interests, awash in campaign cash, and plagued by partisan gridlock…
Read ArticleTake a moment and get inspired by the language of our Declaration of Independence. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…
Read ArticleIn 1787 Americans read and understood the Constitution. Back in 1787 before our Constitution was approved by the states, it was published in newspapers…
Read ArticleIn 1788 when our Constitution was originally drafted and approved to be the supreme law of our land, the income tax was not authorized by the Constitution…
Read ArticleIn Noah Webster’s famous dictionary published in 1828, he defined “constitution” as “A system of fundamental rules, principles and ordinances…”
Read ArticleThe American form of government has been the most successful among nations for the last 230 years. The Constitution has been a key part of that success…
Read ArticleWords which people read and use which they have not clearly and accurately defined can cause confusion and inaction in those reading or listening…
Read ArticleThe phrase “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is at the heart of the Declaration of Independence. These were seen as God-given natural rights…
Read ArticleIn 2004, the U.S. Congress passed a law designating September 17 as “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day” to commemorate the signing of the Constitution…
Read ArticleExtract from Thomas Jefferson to William Johnson, Monticello, June 12, 1823. On every question of construction, carry ourselves back to the time of its adoption…
Read ArticleSome years ago, I was watching a presidential debate on TV and the three moderators asked a number of questions about what the candidates would do as President…
Read ArticleThe below link gives a video of Red Skelton delivering and explaining the words to the Pledge of Allegiance. This is from his television program in 1969…
Read ArticleIn his book, End the Fed, Ron Paul argues that the Federal Reserve system, not money, is the root of all evil. He argues that the Fed causes inflation…
Read ArticleThe phrase “separation of church and state” does not appear in the Constitution. It comes from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptists in 1802…
Read ArticleI’ve added a new Constitution Quiz page – please try it out and have fun! Click on the tab above entitled “Quiz” and let me know what you think…
Read ArticleThere was quite a bit of press back in January, 2016, when our Constitution was read in the U.S. House of Representatives. The three-fifths clause raised questions…
Read ArticleSurveys show the majority of Americans have not read or understood the Constitution, yet it is only about 7,000 words and takes a few hours to read…
Read ArticleWeapons of Mass Instruction – a creative tribute to the power of the written word and America’s founding documents, by designer David Brier…
Read ArticleIn the past couple of hundred years, the power exercised by the President has been in the news and has been controversial. For some people it has been too much…
Read ArticleWhile the U.S. Congress has issued Declarations of War in five wars over the past two hundred plus years, U.S. Presidents have sent American troops into conflict many more times…
Read ArticleWhat’s at stake with a new Supreme Court Justice? What does it mean? What is going to happen? How does any of this affect the average American citizen?…
Read ArticleIn discussing the Declaration of Independence and Constitution with my publisher after considerable study of both documents, we agreed that Webster’s 1828 Dictionary was essential…
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