The Constitution of the United States
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote…
The Purpose of Law in a Free Society
On August 24, 410 A.D., an army of the Germanic Visigoth tribe invaded and sacked Rome. The attack shocked people of the Mediterranean world and…
Taking Our History Seriously
The Canadian philosopher George Parkin Grant has observed that Canada and the United States are two countries of European origin with no history before the…
Union and Liberty in Early America, Part I
James Danielson, PhD Anne-Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein (1766-1817), known as Madame de Stael (commonly pronounced “de Stall”), was a French writer and political theorist whose writings were…
Union and Liberty in Early America, Part II
In the last issue of “Front and Center,” we examined the nature of the American state and began to consider how early Americans worked out…
Free People as Citizens
The Philadelphia Convention concluded its business on 17, September 1787. Ten days later, on 27, September, there appeared the first of seven letters written to…
The Path to American Independence
In June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia delivered to the Continental Congress a resolution, known as the Lee Resolution, declaring the colonies of…
The Principle of Federalism
James Wilson was a Scottish-born Pennsylvanian who was one of the leading jurists in the early years after the ratification of the Constitution. He served…
On Reason and Emotion
Speech pathologists in several parts of the country are reporting as much as 300% increases in their business from children struggling to learn to speak…
What Form of Government did the Constitution Create?
Today most Americans are in the habit of referring to our form of government as a democracy, but in Article IV, Section 4 of the…
