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James Madison

Nullification and Secession: Solutions or Talking Points?

By James Ronald Kennedy

Many of us in the South have maintained our faith in the Constitutional right of nullification and secession despite the efforts of massed, bloody, Yankee bayonets. But is the talk about nullification and secession an… »

  • Alexander Hamilton
  • James Madison
  • James Ronald Kennedy
  • Nullification
  • Secession

First Amendment Establishment

By Joe Wolverton

The Phoenix, Arizona city council has been forced by self-declared “Satanists” to cease opening its meetings with prayer. The Arizona Republic reports the details of the events leading to this decision: “Followers of the Satanic… »

  • Bill of Rights
  • James Madison
  • Joe Wolverton
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • United States Constitution

James Madison: Son of Virginia

By Joe Wolverton

A Review  James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation by Jeff Broadwater (University of North Carolina Press, 2012). Speaking at the celebration of the completion of the restoration of Montpelier,… »

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  • James Madison
  • Jeff Broadwater
  • Joe Wolverton

Madisonian Liberal

By Joe Wolverton

In 2015, Todd Horwitz posted an article on on the Ron Paul-sponsored website Voices of Liberty aimed at restoring the definition of liberal. Horwitz explained: “Today’s liberals are not liberal at all. They are elitists,… »

  • James Madison
  • Joe Wolverton
  • John Locke
  • Southern Religion

Madisonian Nullification

By Joe Wolverton

This article will restore necessary context to the word “nullification” as used by James Madison in an 1834 letter called “Notes on Nullification.” First, we have to put Madison’s role in the formulation of the… »

  • James Madison
  • Joe Wolverton
  • Nullification

The Bonus Bill Veto and the Southern Tradition

By Dave Benner

On March 3, 1817, President James Madison vetoed the Bonus Bill of 1817 – a plan that called for the federal construction of various roads, bridges, and canals throughout the country. In a letter to… »

  • Dave Benner
  • James Madison
  • United States Constitution

Cherry Picking James Madison

By Dave Benner

Legal “scholar” Akil Reed Amar made waves recently by arguing that a single comment from James Madison proves that the Electoral College had an intrinsic pro-slavery bent and was designed to perpetuate the institution. According… »

  • Dave Benner
  • James Madison
  • Slavery
  • United States Constitution

Jefferson’s True Wall of Separation

By Dave Benner

The United States Constitution does not contain the words “separation of church and state,” nor does it require the general government to purge all religious influence from public institutions. To the contrary of modern conceptions,… »

  • Dave Benner
  • James Madison
  • Southern Religion
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • United States Constitution

Scalia, the Constitution, and the Court

By Carl Jones

With the recent passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, folks are writhing in fear over the prospect of Obama appointing a new SC Judge. “This”, they say, “could be the most monumental appointment in… »

  • Antonin Scalia
  • Carl Jones
  • Federalism
  • James Madison
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • United States Constitution

Jefferson Was Right

By Dave Benner

I am writing in response to the recently posted piece at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, entitled “History proves Thomas Jefferson was wrong (whew).” The author of this article drastically overstates Madison’s role in the finalized… »

  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Dave Benner
  • James Madison
  • State's Rights
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • United States Constitution

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