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The Death of the 2nd Amendment
On April 5, 2023 Robert Dotson received a knock on the door late at night. Unsure who it was, he answered the door while holding a pistol. The unexpected visitor turned out to be the police, who had not identified themselves, and who instead responded by fatally shooting…
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Tariffs: A Power Never Meant for the President
In his 1850 book The Law, Frédéric Bastiat lays out what he believes should be the function of the State: the defense of our natural rights, and nothing more. Bastiat spoke fondly of the United States, which he believed best conformed to this standard at the time, but…
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“À la lanterne!”: A Cry for Justice
For the first post on this blog, I figured a brief history on the phrase “À la lanterne!” made the most sense. Before Madame Guillotine became the revolutionary weapon of choice, the angry mobs of Paris turned to the lamppost for justice. Before the French Revolution, France was…