Foreword An educated citizenry is an essential element of self-government. As James Madison noted, “A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever...
Lesson on Federalist Paper #10
Lesson on Federalist Paper #10. What are Factions and why are they important. Madison lays out a great strategy to achieve political stability.
Both Lincoln and the Confederacy Were Awful
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Rep. Justin Amash: The Republican Party Needs to Die
"Hopefully, over time, [the] two parties start to fall apart," says Rep. Justin Amash (R-Michigan) in an interview with Reason recorded last week at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas . "I can go straight to Twitter or Facebook or elsewhere and tell people exactly what I stand...
America needs a national dialogue to heal our political battle wounds
More specifically, “In 2016, Pew reported that 45 percent of Republicans and 41 percent of Democrats felt that the other party’s policies posed a threat to the nation.” Democrats and Republicans tended to view people who supported the other party as “exceptionally...
Wisconsin bill that would expel or suspend students who disrupt speakers moves forward
This feeds the narrative that we are moving more to the "Alt-Right." MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Assembly Republicans moved closer to creating tougher penalties for University of Wisconsin student protesters Tuesday, advancing a bill that would suspend or expel students who...
TOP 5 THOMAS JEFFERSON QUOTES ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Freedom in America is and has been under assault.Not to make Bill O’ Reilly and Mike Huckabee cry, but our nation was founded not by Christians but rather Deists.These were great men were products of The Enlightenment, thus these men who did not believe the bible was...
35 Founding Father Quotes About Religion
In honor of our presidents and our nation’s founding, here are 35 quotes from the Founding Fathers that prove they did NOT found a ‘Christian’ nation. Painting of the Founding Fathers by Junius Brutus Steams, 1856. The separation of church...