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Restoring [r]epublican virtue: Mike Church Spreads the Good Word of John Taylor of Caroline

The Wisdom of John Taylor of Caroline by Bradley J. Birzer, TIC co-editor [Reposted with permission of The Imaginative Conservative, original article link is here] During the annual meeting of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters in Baltimore this summer, radio personality and [r]epublican man of virtue, Mike Church, called for a revival and remembrance of the thought of John Taylor of Caroline. Perhaps, Church persuasively argued, we might very well find […]

September 4, 2012 19

Transcripts

John Taylor Warned Us Of The Evils Of The Party System

Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Transcript - In John Taylor of Caroline's book "Inquiry Into The Principles of the Government of the United States" he warned us of the party system. He said that people involved in these parties would use them as "tools for ambition and tyranny". And, in modern layman's speak, he said that the political parties would turn into people voting for the lesser of two evils instead […]

August 28, 2012 7

Founders Quotes

John Taylor of Caroline Warns of Powerful Presidents

[The powerful Executive branch]...converts representation into vassalage to the leaders of parties, disciplined, not by the comparatively honourable infliction of the lash, but by the base and wicked sophism, that it is honourable to stick to a party, and treacherous to adhere to conscience. The disciples of this infamous doctrine are forged into tools for ambition and tyranny by praises and rewards, whilst honesty is discouraged by base epithets, as a foil to […]

August 27, 2012 14

Founders Corner

John Taylor of Caroline-The Evil Moral principles Of The Government of the Unite States

Mandeville, LA - This is the 3rd chapetr of John Taylor's work 'An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States" written chiefly as a response to John Adams' "Defence of the Constitutions of The United States". This chapter lays out Taylor's belief that no system of government that ever stray from [r]epublican forms can remain free of corruption. You can listen to Taylor's view […]

August 27, 2012 15

Daily Clip

Who Are These Elites That Consume and Rule Us?

Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Audio and Transcript - A lot of these people exist under the umbrella of this thing called non-profits. There are other designations. There are some non-profits that actually are non-profits. You hear them talked about as non-partisan and this and that and the other. Ladies and gentlemen, they’re all in on it. They’re all in on it. I sit here on a daily basis and I […]

August 23, 2012 11

Founders Television

From Carriages to ObamaCare

[private FP-Yearly|FP-Monthly] [/private] Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Audio - On today's Post Show Show Podcast preview Mike reads from John Taylor's book "An Argument Respecting the Constitutionality of the Carriage Tax" where Taylor tries to nip the unconstitutionality of the Congress to levy direct taxes in the butt before it starts to get out of hand… as it has now. If you have a Founder's Pass you can enjoy the […]

July 12, 2012 2

Founders Television

John Taylor of Caroline

[private FP-Yearly|FP-Monthly] [/private] Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Audio and Video - Check out today's Post Show Show Podcast Preview where Mike reads and discusses John Taylor's impact on early "Constitutional Scholars" and our current situation. And if you have a Founder's Pass you can watch and listen to the entire Post Show Show where we go into more depth on current topics like the SCOTUS decision on the Healthcare mandate.

June 26, 2012 5

Transcripts

An Explanation of Our Current Pickle by John Taylor of Caroline

Begin Mike Church Show Transcript Mike: The issues that you care about, if you listen to this radio show, are not going to be on the ballot this election, ladies and gentlemen. Politics as usual, the continued evisceration of any wealth that you have accumulated in your life, that’s what’s on the ballot and there’s no one talking about stopping it. You’ve got one guy that’s talking about ramping it […]

June 18, 2012 10

Transcripts

Why Marty the Cop Must Remain Vigilant of Rand Paul After Romney Endorsement

Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Transcript - Rand just became a lot more powerful. Let me repeat, with that action of endorsing Governor Romney last night, Rand became a lot more powerful. He is now a lot more difficult to dismiss as some ideological Libertarian crank. That’s a good thing. Let’s look for the glass half full. Just know, Rand, I’m watching you. If we don’t keep our eyes and we […]

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