Security n Cigars

Security n Cigars

July 2026

“Consent of the Governed” - When States Reject the Compact
The Constitution was built on a deliberate compact between the people and the states.
 • Eric
It Is the Government Itself Attacking Our Rights
A reader pushed back, arguing it’s not really “government” doing this, but a piece of the government.
 • Eric
The Long War
Part 1: The Lost Lands — Christianity’s Cradle Before Islam
 • Eric
What the Government Will Argue in the AR-15 Ban Cases
Now that SCOTUS has taken up the “assault weapon” bans, here are the main arguments the defending states will likely make.
 • Eric
SCOTUS Takes Up Assault Weapon Bans
The Supreme Court has granted cert in two major cases challenging “assault weapon” bans.
 • Eric
America 250: The Most Radical Document In History
Why July 4, 1776 Still Matters
 • Eric
Slaughter'ing The Administrative State
Why the Hysteria Misses the Point
 • Eric
Why Wolford Should Worry Big Gov Fans More Than Slaughter
While everyone obsesses over the Unitary Executive, SCOTUS quietly dropped a major constraint on government power over private property open to the…
 • Eric
America 250: The Constitutional Convention’s Brilliance
Compromise Saved the Union
 • Eric

June 2026

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