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“Consent of the Governed” - When States Reject the Compact
The Constitution was built on a deliberate compact between the people and the states.
Jul 19 • 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.
Jul 12 • Eric
Slaughter'ing The Administrative State
Why the Hysteria Misses the Point
Jul 3 • Eric
America 250: The Constitutional Convention’s Brilliance
Compromise Saved the Union
Jul 2 • Eric
Where Did the K-12 Money Go? Lessons from the Front Lines
The vast majority of new education funding for years now has gone to grift: more administrators, fancy new buildings built way over budget under union…
Jun 23 • Eric
It's Elon's World Now
A great deal has been written about Elon Musk over the years.
Jun 13 • Eric
Who Is the Polity?
Part 4: What Stewardship Actually Requires
Jun 3 • Eric
Who Is The Polity?
Part 3: When It Changes Faster Than It Can Assimilate
May 30 • Eric
Who Is the Polity?
Part 2: The American Inversion
May 27 • Eric
Who Is The Polity?
Burdens Without Benefits
May 23 • Eric
Don't Lose Your Nerve
Free Societies Facing Ideological Violence
Apr 30 • Eric
I Want My Internet Back
2005 was the golden age of the internet.
Apr 23 • Eric
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