Opinion
Sen. Kaine smears the Founders’ idea of rights
What truly threatens freedom is not Jefferson’s declaration that rights are endowed by our Creator. The danger lies in the opposite belief — that rights come from government.
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What process is due to whom, when, why?
William Blackstone and the revolutionaries used Magna Carta to explain the rights of the English everywhere and used it against King George III.
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Let’s build on Constitution Avenue
We now have a system in which many politicians, judges, and activists believe unless a right is specifically protected in the constitution, it doesn’t exist.
Opinion
Cryptocurrency and the government’s desire for control
The benefit of blockchain is found in its transparency as a public ledger. This is beneficial if it is not controlled or limited by a central authority. If it were centrally controlled and limited, it could quickly become a weapon against private property, individual liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is in this point of contingency that lies...
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Judicial restraint can be disastrous
One of the roles of federal judges is to enforce constitutional provisions and limitations on power, even if that means actively striking down federal laws.
Opinion
Build on Constitution Avenue
We now have a system in which politicians, judges, activists, and many average Americans believe that unless a right is specifically protected in the constitution, it doesn’t exist.
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Time to Flush the Nanny State and Shine the Light on Unseen Freedoms
The Founders had no need to spell out your right to choose your own light bulb and toilet. They protected that right just the same.
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A Strong Federal System Offers the Best Protection Against Tyranny
RALEIGH -- With the renewed interest in state sovereignty and federalism as alternatives to the current march toward centralization, Americans forget that states can abuse power, too.
Opinion
Flashback: Taking Constitution Ave.
Constitutions are basic institutions of freedom and should wield near-divine authority in political debate, but they can still be improved by the judicious use of amendments.
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Flashback: You Can’t Create a Fundamental Right
As presidential candidates tout their plans for government-controlled health care, it's time to revisit a lesson from the American Founding.
Opinion
Flashback: On Cantankerous Carolina
With our country facing a host of challenges and controversies, I would like to see North Carolina play its unique, cantankerous role in the national debate again.
Opinion
Taking the Constitution Avenue
Constitutions are basic institutions of freedom and should wield near-divine authority in political debate, but they can still be improved by the judicious use of amendments, as a property-rights issue demonstrates.
