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The Founders didn’t invent inherent rights. They acknowledged their existence and refused to surrender them.
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Town Meetings and the First American Superpower
Before America had an army, it had practice.
Mar 24
No Kings. No Caesars. No Managers of Mankind
America didn’t invent liberty. It inherited it—and then upgraded it.
Mar 17
When Washington Stole a March
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Mar 5
The Frenchman Who Understood Us Before We Did
Tocqueville steps onto the dock, and America starts explaining itself.
Mar 5
The Leviathan Thrives on Chaos
The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has already been turned into another morality play by the Left.
Jan 19
A Christmas Story: Safetyism and the Soft Tyranny of Leviathan
A Christmas Story looks like nostalgia—tinsel, BB guns, leg lamps, Midwestern charm.
Dec 26, 2025
It’s a Wonderful Life… Until the Fed Shows Up
In It’s a Wonderful Life, the crisis is simple: ordinary people trying to build ordinary lives are threatened by a financial power structure too…
Dec 25, 2025
Home Alone: The Self-Defense Parable Leviathan Wants You to Forget
Home Alone isn’t really a comedy.
Dec 24, 2025
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