A review of Chaining Down Leviathan: The American Dream of Self-Government 1776-1865 (Abbeville Institute Press,…
Dave BennerAugust 10, 2021
When the evolution of presidential power in early American history is discussed, it is sometimes…
Dave BennerSeptember 10, 2018
On Labor Day, I visited The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s Nashville manor. As a Tennessee native,…
Dave BennerSeptember 28, 2017
Every so often, contemporary opponents of the Jeffersonian tradition make the argument that the legacy…
Dave BennerMarch 27, 2017
On March 3, 1817, President James Madison vetoed the Bonus Bill of 1817 – a…
Dave BennerMarch 8, 2017
Every so often, a candid examination of current events makes famous incidents in American history…
Dave BennerFebruary 24, 2017
Legal “scholar” Akil Reed Amar made waves recently by arguing that a single comment from…
Dave BennerNovember 15, 2016
The United States Constitution does not contain the words “separation of church and state,” nor…
Dave BennerAugust 12, 2016
According to the standard narrative maintained by the North, Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation brought about…
Dave BennerMay 16, 2016
Many people know that the state of West Virginia came to be during the Civil…
Dave BennerMarch 28, 2016
Dave Benner, Compact of the Republic: The League of the States and the Constitution (Life…
Brion McClanahanFebruary 19, 2016
One of the greatest legal minds of the founding generation was also one of the…
Dave BennerFebruary 12, 2016
President Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address articulated his philosophical manifesto: “Peace, commerce, and friendship with…
Dave BennerJanuary 26, 2016
I am writing in response to the recently posted piece at the Minneapolis Star Tribune,…
Dave BennerDecember 14, 2015
One of the most unknown, yet substantial political leaders in the founding generation was a…
Dave BennerDecember 4, 2015
If you showed the average American pictures of famous figures from Confederate States of America,…
Dave BennerSeptember 4, 2015
A new video entitled “Was the Civil War About Slavery?” from Prager University is currently…
Dave BennerAugust 14, 2015
Sometimes opponents of nullification base their opposition on the claim that Jefferson and Madison’s blueprint…
Dave BennerJuly 23, 2015
In honor of John Tyler's birthday (March 29), I thought it proper to include a…
Dave BennerMarch 30, 2015
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