john adams

John Taylor And James Madison – The Secret Disunion Sentiment In 1794

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "We have this little piece of history that I found, this essay that was written by John Taylor about the yet to be assembled Virginia Dynasty's quandary in the early days of the [r]epublic. If you don’t know what the Virginia dynasty was, it was the presidencies of Jefferson, Madison and then Monroe. For those 24 years, New England aggression or the Eastern aggression, as […]

April 8, 2014 14

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Jefferson Had Issues With His Generation Too

Every Generation Has It's Problems Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Remember, Russell Kirk, the great conservative author and the man many believe was correctly and aptly titled the father of modern-day conservatism, Kirk was fond of this phrase that he thought all conservatives should have in the back of their mind at all times. It was okay, indeed it was advisable, to stand up on the shoulders of giants." […]

March 13, 2014 6

The Founders

Madison Is Not The Sacred Oracle Of Nullification

James Madison Is Not The Sacred Oracle Of Nullification But Guess Who Is? Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Why should it all just come down to whatever James Madison said? Madison was just one man after all. It seems that you would find other opinions on this and other writings and other things that could help flesh out what it was those that framed the Constitution, and the framers of […]

January 15, 2014 9

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John Taylor of Caroline Explained: Federal Leviathan is Not Sovereign, We Are

The Federal Leviathan is Not Sovereign, We The People Are Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "It’s your body, your life. It is your property. You own your own intellectual property. You own the fruits of your own labor. You are sovereign, in other words. An entity, like the federal government, can’t be sovereign, not in the same sense that an individual can." Check out today’s transcript for the rest… Begin […]

January 15, 2014 11

Daily Clip

How Edward Snowden Is Like Thomas Jefferson – Clip of The Day

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Thomas Jefferson was Vice President of the United States of America in 1798. When John Adams put his signature on the illegal monstrosity that was the Alien and Sedition Acts, what did Jefferson do? Did he ask for a redress of grievance to John Adams? Did he appeal to the inspector general: Dude, you can’t enforce this? What did he do? Jefferson initiated and […]

December 18, 2013 7

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The Founding Fathers Weren’t Gods, And Neither Are Modern Politicians

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – I wish it were a news flash, but it’s not a news flash that the welfare state has replaced the charity state and the little laboratories of philanthropy and democracy that de Tocqueville saw when he came here back in the 1820s and 1830s and wrote a book about it called Democracy in America. I think the experiment was doomed to fail as soon […]

November 14, 2013 7

This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founders History – 1 November

This Day in Founders History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1765, the “Duties in American Colonies Act 1765,” otherwise known as the Stamp Act, passed by British Parliament, was enacted.

November 1, 2013 9

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Enough Already With The “USA! USA!” Jingoism, Let’s Try A Little Localism

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – What we need is an alteration in manner of thinking. Manner of thinking today is jingoistic “USA! USA!” as opposed to localistic. I don’t want to say republican or individualistic because individualism is also part of what’s rotten at the core of society today. Daniel Larison has this intriguing post at The American Conservative Magazine last night, “Rejecting Jingoism and Groupthink.” Check out today’s […]

October 24, 2013 5

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Patrick Deneen Asks A Great Question: “What Is An American Conservative?”

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – There is an essay at The American Conservative Magazine website. [mocking] “Mike, you were hard on The American Conservative Magazine yesterday.” Yeah, well, I was just being honest. I don’t ask for jingoism from anyone else, so I don’t expect that anyone expects they’re going to get jingoism or Homerism from yours truly. In any event, The American Conservative Magazine’s Patrick J. Deneen posts […]

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