- + The Law: An Intro from the Founders to Frederic Bastiat—In his 1850 essay The Law, Bastiat railed against socialism, and argued that legitimate law isn’t just the will of politicians, but instead is based o...
- + Signed as Law: Nebraska Repeals State Capital Gains Taxes on the Sale of Gold and Silver—LINCOLN , Neb. (April 26, 2024) – On Tuesday, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill into law repealing state capital gains taxes on the sale of gold ...
- + Georgia Governor Signs Law to Prohibit Credit Card Codes That Track Firearms Purchases—ATLANTA, Ga. (April 25, 2024) – Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed a bill into law that prohibits financial institutions operating in the state f...
- + Signed as Law: Asset Forfeiture Reformed by Kansas, but Massive Federal Loophole Remains Mostly Open—TOPEKA , Kan. (April 25, 2024) – On Tuesday, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill into law that makes modest reforms to the state’s c...
- + Tennessee Governor Signs Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act Into Law—NASHVILLE , Tenn. (April 23, 2024) – On Tuesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law the “Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act,” a measure t...
- + Alaska Senate Committee Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State—JUNEAU , Alaska (April 24, 2024) – Yesterday, an Alaska Senate committee passed a bill to make gold and silver legal tender in the state and repeal al...
- + No Permanent Alliances: Foreign Policy of Washington and Jefferson—George Washington: “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.” Thomas Jefferson: “Commerce wi...
- + New Hampshire Committee Advances Bill to Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases—CONCORD , N.H. (April 23, 2024) – Yesterday, a New Hampshire Senate committee voted to advance a bill to prohibit financial institutions operating i...
- + Iowa Governor Signs Bill That Prohibits Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases—DES MOINES, Iowa (April 23, 2024) – Last week, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that prohibits financial institutions operating in the state ...
- + The Failed Strategy of “Vote the Bums Out” is Making Things Even Worse—From Samuel Adams and Thomas Jefferson to Lysander Spooner – the notion that the people should submit until they can replace enough politicians ...
- + Louisiana Senate Passes Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act—BATON ROUGE , LA. (April 21, 2024) – Last week, the Louisiana Senate passed a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state f...
- + Thomas Jefferson’s Prediction of Economic Meltdown and Its Relevance Today—Jefferson’s chilling warnings about unchecked fiat, paper money printing proved prophetic as the U.S. plunged into its first boom-bust economic ...
- + Kentucky Repeals Sales Taxes on Gold and Silver Bullion—FRANKFORT , Ky. (April 18, 2024) – After the legislature overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s line-item veto, a measure exempting the sale of prec...
- + Benjamin Franklin’s Rules for Bringing Down Empires—With some of his best satire and sharpest wit, Franklin told the British the top-20 ways their policies would bring their empire over the American col...
- + Alaska House Committee Holds Hearing on Defend the Guard Act—JUNEAU , Alaska (April 17, 2024) – Yesterday, an Alaska House committee held a hearing on a bill that would empower the governor to stop unconstitutio...
- + To the Governor: Iowa Passes Bill That Would Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases—DES MOINES, Iowa (April 16, 2024) – Today, the Iowa House gave final approval to a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the s...
- + Gold and Silver as Legal Tender Approved by Second Missouri House Committee—JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. (April 16, 2024) – Yesterday, a second Missouri House committee passed the “Constitutional Money Act,” a bill that would make gol...
- + Iowa Senate Passes Bill That Would Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases—DES MOINES, Iowa (April 15, 2024) – Last week, the Iowa Senate unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the ...
- + Rhode Island Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Legalize Raw Milk Sales; Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme—PROVIDENCE , R.I. (Apr. 15, 2024) – Last week, a Rhode Island Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would legalize raw milk sales in the stat...
- + Tax Resistance and the Birth of American Independence—86 years and a day before the “shot heard ’round the world” – the people of Boston and surrounding towns rose up and overthrew...
- + Alabama Committees Pass Bills to Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases—MONTGOMERY, Ala. (April 12, 2024) – On Wednesday, Alabama House and Senate committees passed the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, a bill that ...
- + First for Independence: The Halifax Resolves of 1776—April 12, 1776 – the first official action by one of the colonies in full support of declaring independence. The Halifax Resolves were also the ...
- + Signed by the Governor: Tennessee Law Excludes CBDC from Definition of Money and Deposit Account—NASHVILLE , Tenn. (April 12, 2024) – Yesterday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law that expressly excludes a central bank digital curr...
- + Rhode Island House Committee Holds Hearing on Defend the Guard Act—PROVIDENCE , R.I. (April 10, 2024) – On Tuesday, a Rhode Island House committee held a hearing on the Defend the Guard Act, a bill that would require ...
- + Ohio Bill Would Take Steps to Treat Gold and Silver as Money—COLUMBUS , Ohio (April 10, 2024) – A bill introduced in the Ohio House would take several steps to treat gold and silver as money, including req...
- + New Hampshire Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Defend the Guard Act—CONCORD , N.H. (April 10, 2024) – Yesterday, a New Hampshire Senate committee held a hearing on the Defend the Guard Act – a bill that already...
- + Sound Money Success: The Utah Case Study—Since 2011 – a combination of state laws and human action has built what is likely the most robust foundation for the advancement of gold and si...
- + To the Governor: Maryland Bill to Put Some Limits on Police Use of Facial Recognition—ANNAPOLIS , Md. (April 9, 2024) – Yesterday, the Maryland House and Senate unanimously gave final approval to a bill that would place some limits on g...
- + Alabama Bill Would Repeal State Capital Gains Taxes on Gold and Silver—MONTGOMERY , Ala. (April 9, 2024) – A bill introduced in the Alabama Senate would repeal the state capital gains tax on gold and silver bullion....
- + Louisiana Senate Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender—BATON ROUGE , La. (April 8, 2024) – Today, the Louisiana Senate unanimously passed a bill that would make gold and silver legal tender in the state. P...
- + Alabama Bills Would Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases—MONTGOMERY, Ala. (April 8, 2024) – Two bills filed in the Alabama House and Senate would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from ...
- + A Fatal Error: A Single Step is a Step Too Far—Supporting one version of an unconstitutional government program over another – because it seems to be the “least offensive” option ...
- + Louisiana Bills Would Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender—BATON ROUGE , La. (April 5, 2024) – Bills introduced in the Louisiana House and Senate would make gold and silver legal tender in the state, and...
- + Rhode Island Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Reform Asset Forfeiture, But Federal Loophole Would Remain—PROVIDENCE , R.I. (April 5, 2024) – Yesterday, a Rhode Island House Committee held a hearing on a bill that would require a criminal conviction ...
- + Firearm Financial Privacy: Nullification Status Report—Originally implemented by the IRS – gun-control advocates want to use “Merchant Category Codes” to track purchases of firearms, fire...
- + To the Governor: Maryland Bill Would Place Limits on ALPR Data Sharing—ANNAPOLIS , Md. (April 4, 2024) – Yesterday, the Maryland Senate gave final approval to a bill that would expand current restrictions on the use...
- + To the Governor: Tennessee Passes Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act—NASHVILLE , Tenn. (April 4, 2024) – On Monday, the Tennessee House gave final approval to the “Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act,” a ...
- + Case Study: Utah vs the Surveillance State—For more than a decade, starting in 2013, the Utah legislature has incrementally built some of the most robust privacy protections in the country with...
- + Massachusetts Committee Passes Bill to Limit Automated License Plate Reader Data Use and Retention—BOSTON , Mass. (April 3, 2024) – On Monday, a Massachusetts committee passed a bill that would limit the use of data collected by automatic license pl...
- + Missouri House Committee Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State—JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. (April 3, 2024) – Yesterday, a Missouri House committee passed the “Constitutional Money Act,” a bill that would make...
- + Michigan Bill Would Repeal State Capital Gains Taxes on Gold and Silver—LANSING , Mich. (April 2, 2024) – A bill introduced in the Michigan House would eliminate state capital gains taxes on gold and silver bullion a...
- + To the Governor: Tennessee Bill to Exclude CBDC From the Definition of Money—NASHVILLE , Tenn. (April 2, 2024) – Yesterday, the Tennessee House gave final approval to a bill that would expressly exclude a central bank digital c...
- + 3 Key Elements from the American Revolution for Successful Nullification Today—Responding to the Coercive Acts of 1774 – the “Intolerable Acts” – the old revolutionaries were organized, coordinated –...
- + New Hampshire House Passes Bill to Would Ban AI Facial Recognition Surveillance—CONCORD , N.H. (April 1, 2024) – Last week, the New Hampshire House passed a bill that would effectively ban warrantless police surveillance using fac...
- + Delaware House Passes Bill to Facilitate Banking for Marijuana Businesses—DOVER , Del. (April 1, 2024) – On Tuesday, the Delaware House unanimously passed a bill that would provide marijuana businesses operating in the...
- + Did the Founders Ignore their own Warnings on Consolidation?—Consolidation – we were warned – would guarantee a destruction of liberty. But many founders seemed to believe they could pull off a “prop...
- + Louisiana Senate Passes Bill to End State Cooperation with UN and WHO—BATON ROUGE , La. (March 29, 2024) – On Tuesday, the Louisiana Senate unanimously passed a bill that would end state and local cooperation with ...
- + Now Law: West Virginia Legalizes Retail Raw Milk Sales—CHARLESTON , W.Va. (March 29, 2024) – Yesterday, a bill legalizing retail raw milk sales in the state with no restrictions or limits beyond labeling ...
- + To the Governor: Idaho Passes Bill to Authorize State Gold and Silver Reserves—BOISE , Idaho (March 29, 2024) – On Thursday, the Idaho House gave final approval to a bill that would create a process for the state to hold a portio...
- + Louisiana Senate Committee Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender—BATON ROUGE , La. (March 28, 2024) – Yesterday, a Louisiana Senate committee passed a bill that would make gold and silver legal tender in the state. ...
- + Bully Government Bullies Apple—In yet another example of the government rejecting founding principles by working to bring businesses under federal control, the DOJ and 16 state atto...
- + Kentucky Second Amendment Privacy Act Passed as Law—FRANKFORT, Ky. (Mar. 27, 2024) – Yesterday, a Kentucky bill that bans the use of a credit card merchant code that would enable the tracking of ...
- + Missouri Senate Committee Passes Bill to Take Steps Against a CBDC—JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. (March 27, 2024) – Yesterday, a Missouri Senate committee passed a bill to limit the impact of a central bank digital curre...
- + To the Governor: Georgia Bill Would Take Step Against a Potential CBDC—ATLANTA, Ga. (Mar. 26, 2024) – Last week, the Georgia Senate gave final approval to a bill that would take a small step toward limiting the impact of...
- + Wyoming Governor Signs Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act into Law—CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Mar. 26, 2024) – Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed a bill into law that prohibits a financial institution operating in the stat...
- + Tennessee Senate Passes Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act—NASHVILLE , Tenn. (March 25, 2024) – Last week, Tennessee Senate passed a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state...
- + Tennessee Senate Passes Bill to Exclude CBDC From the Definition of Money—NASHVILLE , Tenn. (March 25, 2024) – Today, the Tennessee Senate unanimously passed a bill that would expressly exclude a central bank digital c...
- + Force vs Freedom: Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer No. 6-7—Warning that some federalists were fakes who really wanted a totally consolidated system, Federal Farmer makes the case that too few representatives, ...
- + Wyoming Governor Signs Law Prohibiting State Enforcement of Federal Red Flag Laws—CHEYENNE , Wyo. (March 25, 2024) – On Friday, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed a bill into law that bars state and local officials from enforcing f...
- + The Gun Grabber Argument Against Defend the Guard—It’s a trap! – tacitly accepting a collectivist gun grabber view of the 2nd Amendment to oppose the Defend the Guard Act. Path to Liberty, Fas...
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