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Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Michael Boldin covers the original constitution, principles of the revolution, and strategy – all with an eye on advancing liberty.
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Nov 18, 2024 • 23min
Forgotten Founder Tench Coxe: The “Other” Federalist Papers Revealed
His writings had far more influence on the debates over the Constitution than the Federalist Papers we hear so much about today. In this episode, learn his top-4 arguments for ratification, including a clear line in the sand on delegated and reserved powers, the true source of government power, the militia, and much more.
Path to Liberty: November 18, 2024
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NEW BOOK – The Other Federalist Papers: Tench Coxe
Maharrey – Forgotten Federalist who Helped Influence Ratification of the Constitution
Thomas Jefferson – Letter to William Johnson (12 June 1823)
James Madison – Letter to Henry Lee (25 June 1824)
Maharrey – Tench Coxe: A Detailed Breakdown of State vs. Federal Powers
An American Citizen II (28 Sept 1787)
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Nov 15, 2024 • 36min
Cabinet Picks Clash: Washington’s Team and America’s First 2-Party System
“I would wish the debt paid tomorrow; he wishes it never to be paid, but always to be a thing wherewith to corrupt and manage the legislature.” This slapback from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson was aimed squarely at Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. These two – along with Edmund Randolph and Henry Knox – made up Washington’s first cabinet, a group filled with some major ideological clashes. In this episode, we’ll explore how their divisive views on issues like the national debt and a national bank created a rift so deep it helped give rise to America’s first two-party system.
Path to Liberty: November 15, 2024
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Thomas Jefferson – Letter to George Washington (9 Sept 1792)
National Archives: The Anecdotes
The complete anas of Thomas Jefferson
Constitution: Article II, Section 2
James Madison – Resolution (19 May 1789)
James Madison – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (27 May 1789)
List of secretaries of state of the United States
John Jay – Letter to Gouverneur Morris (24 Sept 1783)
John Jay – Charge to Grandy Jury, Richmond Virginia
Lehrman Institute – Founding Economists
Mount Vernon – Department of the Treasury
George Washington to the United States Senate (11 Sept 1789)
Alexander Hamilton – Unsubmitted Resolution Calling for a Convention to Amend the Articles of Confederation (July 1783)
Alexander Hamilton – Letter to to Robert Morris (30 Apr 1781)
Henry Knox – Letter to George Washington, Plan for the Arrangement of the Militia (18 Jan 1790)
Henry Knox – Report on Indian Affairs (29 Dec 1794)
George Washington to the United States Senate (25 Sept 1789)
Edmund Randolph’s Opinion on Recess Appointments (7 July 1792)
Maharrey – Edmund Randolph vs the National Bank
Episode – The Constitution vs the National Bank: Edmund Randolph’s Analysis
Thomas Jefferson – First Inaugural (4 Mar 1801)
Thomas Jefferson – Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank
Episode – Thomas Jefferson: The Constitution vs the National Bank
Mount Vernon – Jefferson and Hamilton: Political Rivals in Washington’s Cabinet
George Washington – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (23 Aug 1792)
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Nov 13, 2024 • 31min
Most Underrated and Ignored Founder: John Dickinson, Penman of the Revolution
“We cannot be happy without being FREE.” Those words come from John Dickinson, who saw LIBERTY as the foundation of everything else. Once almost as famous as Benjamin Franklin, Dickinson is almost totally forgotten today. Known as the “Penman of the Revolution,” he was a fierce defender of natural rights, the father of the Articles of Confederation, a leading opponent of the Stamp Act, a supporter of the Constitution, and much more. To honor his birthday, we’re diving into the life and legacy of one of America’s most underrated and ignored founding fathers.
Path to Liberty: November 13, 2024
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Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania No. 12 (1767)
Delaware Historical and Cultural Affairs
Natelson – The Founders and the Constitution: John Dickinson
Forrest McDonald – John Dickinson: The Most Underrated Founder?
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms (6 July 1775)
Episode – Forgotten Declaration: Cause of the War for Independence Explained
Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress: Declaration of Rights and Grievances (19 Oct 1765)
Jane Calvert – John Dickinson Biography
Broadside Against the Stamp Act (Nov 1765)
Maharrey – John Dickinson Put His Money Where His Mouth Was
Episode – Articles of Confederation: An Introduction
Fabius IV (19 Apr 1788)
Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Joseph Bringhurst (24 Feb 1808)
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Nov 11, 2024 • 41min
Nullify: Thomas Jefferson’s Radical Declaration They Want You to Ignore
“A nullification of the act is the rightful remedy.” That’s how Thomas Jefferson put it in his draft Resolutions against the Alien and Sedition Acts. On November 10, 1798, the Kentucky legislature passed resolutions based on his principles. They not only reaffirmed the Constitution’s structure a strict line between delegated and reserved powers, but also laid out how to defend it against violations of the constitution by the federal government.
Read an article based on this episode here.
Path to Liberty: November 11, 2024
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Derek Sheriff: Thomas Jefferson’s Other Declaration
Wiki: November 10
Maharrey – Today in History: Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 Passed
James Madison – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (13 May 1798)
Thomas Jefferson – Letter to James Madison (7 June 1798)
James Madison – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (10 June 1798)
Alien and Sedition Acts – Full Text
Kevin Gutzman – 1800, Thomas Jefferson Defeats John Adams
Sedition Act (14 July 1798)
Episode – Forgotten 1774 Declaration: Precursor to Independence and Bill of Rights
Thomas Jefferson – Letter to James Madison (3 Nov 1798)
Episode – Elected from Prison: Matthew Lyon
Thomas Jefferson – Kentucky Resolutions, Fair Copy (Before 4 Oct 1798)
Wilson Cary Nicholas – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (4 Oct 1798)
Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Wilson Cary Nicholas (5 Oct 1798)
Kentucky Resolutions (10 Nov 1798)
Maharrey – The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 Were All About Nullification
National Archives – Editorial Note: The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
Episode – Jefferson: Top-5 Principles from the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
Thomas Jefferson – Letter to James Madison (17 Nov 1798)
Kentucky Resolutions of 1799 (3 Dec 1799)
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Nov 8, 2024 • 25min
President OATH to the CONSTITUTION: 5 Steps to Protect and Defend NOW
It’s time to walk the walk. Right now, the Constitution is treated as little more than an optional guide – at best. Or toilet paper. In this episode, learn the top-5 most crucial steps an oath-keeping president should take to radically protect and defend the Constitution – starting now.
Path to Liberty: November 8, 2024
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St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803)
Episode – Oath to the Constitution: Ignored and Betrayed Daily at the Cost of Liberty
5. REDUCE DEBT
Brutus VIII (10 Jan 1788)
George Washington – Fifth Annual Message to Congress (3 Dec 1793)
4. CULTIVATE PEACE
George Washington – Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796)
Thomas Jefferson – First Inaugural (4 Mar 1801)
Episode – No Permanent Alliances: Foreign Policy of Washington and Jefferson
3. VETO EVERYTHING
First Veto – George Washington to the United States House of Representatives (5 Apr 1792)
Episode – Most Important (and Ignored) Veto in History: James Madison’s Last Stand
2. REFUSE TO ENFORCE
James Madison to Unknown (Dec. 1834)
Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Spencer Roane (6 Sept 1819)
Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Abigail Adams (22 July 1804)
1. PARDON EN MASSE
Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 74 (25 Mar 1788)
George Washington – Proclamation of Pardons in Western Pennsylvania (10 July 1795)
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Nov 6, 2024 • 21min
You Can’t COMPLY Your Way Out of TYRANNY: The Forgotten Foundation
This principle – central to the American Revolution – has been almost totally forgotten and ignored. On this episode, we’re uncovering powerful warnings from leading Founders and Old Revolutionaries about the dangers of compliance with usurpations of power. And a century later, the radical Lysander Spooner took up the same cause, fiercely defending these principles of resistance to defend liberty. These are lessons we can’t afford to ignore any longer.
Path to Liberty: November 6, 2024
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Oliver Ellsworth – Connecticut Ratifying Convention (7 Jan 1788)
James Otis, Jr – Speech Against the Writs of Assistance (24 Feb 1761)
Lysander Spooner – A Defense for Fugitive Slaves (1850)
John Dickinson – Broadside Against the Stamp Act (Nov 1765)
John Dickinson – Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania No. XI (1767)
Thomas Paine – Rights of Man, Part 2 (1792)
Lysander Spooner – An Essay on the Trial by Jury (1852)
Thomas Jefferson – Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank (15 Feb 1791)
George Washington Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796)
Thomas Jefferson – Kentucky Resolutions (10 Nov 1798)
Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 33 (3 Jan 1788)
James Iredell – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (28 July 1788)
James Otis Jr. – Freeborn American (27 Apr 1767)
Lysander Spooner – No Treason VI (1870)
Samuel Adams – Candidus, Boston Gazette (14 Oct 1771)
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Nov 4, 2024 • 33min
Oath to the Constitution: Ignored and Betrayed Daily at the Cost of Liberty
“If their duty, their honor, and their oaths will not bind them, let us not put into their hands our liberty, and all our other great interests.” Those are the words of Gouverneur Morris, the “penman of the Constitution.” Today, despite that warning – politicians ignore that oath every day – and the people keep letting them get away with it. The price is our liberty.
Path to Liberty: November 4, 2024
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Constitution – Oath president – Article II, Sec 1, Cl. 8
Constitution – Oath for everyone else – Article VI, Cl. 3
Current Oath of Senate
The Oath of Office: The First Act of the First Congress
Oliver Wolcott – Connecticut Ratifying Convention (9 Jan 1788)
James Iredell – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (30 Jul 1788)
Natelson – The Original Meaning of the Establishment Clause
Gouverneur Morris – Philadelphia Convention (11 July 1787)
Moses Mather – America’s Appeal To The Impartial World (1775)
Wiki: Option of Affirmation
An Ordinance for Establishing a General Test Oath (19 Aug 1775)
An Act Repealing Duties Laid Upon Distilled Spirits Imported (9 Jan 1790)
John Smilie – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (8 Dec 1787)
Luther Martin – Philadelphia Convention (11 June 1787)
William Findley – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (1 Dec 1787)
William Findley – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (1 Dec 1787)
Brutus II (1 Nov 1787)
Melancton Smith – New York Ratifying Convention (7 July 1788)
James Wilson – Philadelphia Convention (23 July 1787)
Edmund Pendleton – Letter to James Madison (8 Oct 1787)
James Madison – Letter to Edmund Pendleton (28 Oct 1787)
Edmund Randolph – Virginia Ratifying Convention (10 June 1788)
Archibald Maclaine – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (28 July 1788)
St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803)
Lysander Spooner: No Treason VI (1870)
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Nov 1, 2024 • 36min
REFUSE TO COMPLY: How the Stamp Act Was Nullified
Refuse to comply. That’s exactly what the people did to bring down the Stamp Act once it went into effect on November 1, 1765. We’ve all heard about the fiery protests and the bold resistance, but there was so much more to the story. On this episode, learn their hidden strategies of defiance – the methods they used that government-run schools never talk about. These are the same strategies the founders told us to use to nullify unconstitutional acts today.
Path to Liberty: November 1, 2024
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History.com – Stamp Act goes into effect in the American colonies
Episode – Patrick Henry vs the Stamp Act
Patrick Henry’s Resolutions Against the Stamp Act
Cyrus Baldwin – Letter to Loammi Baldwin (15 Aug 1765)
Repudiation of the Stamp Act
Maharrey – Colonial Nullification: A Maryland County Court’s Repudiation of the Stamp Act
Murray Rothbard – Ignoring the Stamp Act
Rhode Island Stamp Act Resolves (15 Sept 1765)
Journal of the American Revolution: The Tombstone Edition
John Dickinson – Broadside Against the Stamp Act (Nov 1765)
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Oct 30, 2024 • 32min
Repeal the 17th Amendment: Ignored Anti-Federalist Warnings on the Senate
Repealing the 17th Amendment is the right move to help restore federalism – but is it enough? The Anti-Federalists warned us about dangers in the Senate’s structure long before the 17th came along, and without understanding those warnings, we could still end up with the same problems: corruption, power grabs, and more centralized control.
Path to Liberty: October 30, 2024
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17th Amendment: How it Broke the Safeguard Against Consolidation
James Madison – Virginia Ratifying Convention (5 June 1788)
Gov. Johnston – North Carolina Ratification Debates (25 July 1788)
John Jay – Federalist 64 (7 Mar 1788)
James Madison – Virginia Ratifying Convention (6 June 1788)
Episode – 17th Amendment: Did it Destroy the Structure of the Constitution?
Natelson – Understanding the Constitution: The 17th amendment and direct election of Senators
Natelson – Repeal the 17th: Problems to Address
Articles of Confederation – Article V
Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (12 June 1788)
Federal Farmer X (7 Jan 1788)
George Mason – Virginia Ratifying Convention (16 June 1788)
Episode – 17th Amendment Myth Busted: There was no Recall Power
Col William Jones – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (19 Jan 1788)
Mercy Otis Warren – Observations on the New Constitution (1788)
Melancton Smith – New York Ratifying Convention (25 June 1788)
Center for the Study of the American Constitution: The Debate over the Senate
Cincinnatus IV (22 Nov 1787)
The Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention (18 Dec 1787)
Centinel II (24 Oct 1787)
George Mason – Virginia Ratifying Convention (13 June 1788)
Luther Martin – Genuine Information IV (8 Jan 1788)
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Oct 25, 2024 • 32min
Most Important (and Ignored) Veto in History: James Madison’s Last Stand
On his very last day in office, James Madison shocked Congress by vetoing an infrastructure bill – even though he supported the idea behind it. Madison refused to sign off on the measure, saying it didn’t follow the strict limits of the Constitution, even if it aligned with his own political goals. This might be the most important – and most ignored – veto in history.
Path to Liberty: October 25, 2024
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George Washington – Farewell Address (19 Sept 1796)
Postal Road Survey (5 Feb 1796)
Thomas Jefferson – Letter to James Madison (6 March 1796)
James Madison – Letter to Thomas Jefferson (4 Apr 1796)
James Madison – Letter to Reynolds Chapman (6 Jan 1831)
James Madison – 7th Annual Message to Congress (5 Dec 1815)
James Madison – 8th Annual Message to Congress (3 Dec 1816)
Adam White – Infrastructure Policy: Lessons from American History
John C. Calhoun – Argument for Internal Improvements
Drew McCoy – The Last of the Fathers
Henry Clay – Letter to James Madison (3 Mar 1817)
Dave Benner – James Madison Vetoes Infrastructure Bill as Unconstitutional
James Madison – Veto Message (3 Mar 1817)
James Madison – Letter to James Monroe (27 Dec 1817)
James Madison – Letter to Nicholas P. Trist (1 Dec 1831)
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