Dave Benner produces content on topics related to the American founding period. He is the author of Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution, which defends the Constitution as an agreement between states and refutes contemporary legal thought.
When the American states seceded from a monarchical empire, they reformed their political systems to embrace constitutional republicanism. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT -Gordon Wood, The American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DaNaMa -Bernard Bailyn, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ7D5A Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
Washington gave the new American states the best conceivable Christmas present when he crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -David McCullough, 1776: https://amzn.to/2Qbp0Ti -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT -Don Higginbotham, George Washington and the American Military Tradition: https://amzn.to/2xJm61E Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
Right after independence was declared, Washington suffered a catastrophe that very nearly led to the capture of the entire Continental Army. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Gordon Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ78bI -David McCullough, 1776: https://amzn.to/2Qbp0Ti -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
After more than a year of military strife in New England, the Continental Congress finally severed all ties with the British Empire – after a few states did so first. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -The Virginia Declaration of Rights -Virginia Constitution of 1776 -The Declaration of Independence -Kevin Gutzman, Virginia's American Revolution: From Dominion to Republic, 1776-1840: https://amzn.to/2NLteo6 -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
The American cause for independence needed a spokesman, and found it in Thomas Paine – an Englishman. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Thomas Paine, Common Sense: https://amzn.to/2On5iqu -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
While some viewed Massachusetts’ plight as an isolated incident, others believed it deserved a concerted colonial response. The Second Continental Congress was tasked with sorting these matters out. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
Virginia’s aristocracy was split on whether to resist the British militarily, while Patrick Henry was sure that life without liberty was not worth living. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Patrick Henry, Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death! (speech) -Kevin Gutzman, Virginia's American Revolution: From Dominion to Republic, 1776-1840: https://amzn.to/2NLteo6 -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
When Thomas Gage attempted to seize gunpowder reserves, Lexington and Concord mobilized their militia forces to oppose him, and the die was cast. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Gordon Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ78bI -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
After the Intolerable Acts, the American colonies decided to send delegates to a Congress to determine a colonial response. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -The Fairfax Resolves (Virginia) -The Suffolk Resolves (Massachusetts) -Joseph Warren, The Solemn League and Covenant -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
After the destruction of the tea, the British said enough was enough, and endeavored to punish Bostonians through a new set of incendiary laws. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Harlow Giles Unger, American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution: https://amzn.to/2Na2gkH -Mercy Otis Warren, History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
Although the Boston Tea Party was an infamous example of colonial resistance, opposition to the Tea Act stretched much further than one incident. In 1773 and 1774, many colonies openly defied the British tea policy. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Harlow Giles Unger, American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution: https://amzn.to/2Na2gkH -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
The unfolding crisis produced two incompatible views regarding the British constitution, one held by American Whigs, and the other by Parliamentarians and Tories. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Joseph Warren, A List of Infringements and Violation of Rights -Thomas Hutchinson, The Governor’s Speech, January 6, 1773 -Answer of the House of Representatives, January 26, 1773 -Samuel Adams, The Rights of the Colonists: https://amzn.to/2OhIiJC -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
In early 1770, British soldiers fired upon a Boston crowd, and several Americans died – widening schism between British and the colonies. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -James Bowdoin, Joseph Warren, and Samuel Pemberton, A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre -A Fair Account of the Late Unhappy Disturbance in Boston (a collection of depositions from eyewitnesses, collected by Governor Huthcinson) -Gordon Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ78bI Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
Under the British constitution, the military was supposed to remain disbanded during peacetime. When the crown brought an armed force to American shores, more tensions emerged. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Peter Oliver, Origin and Progress of the American Revolution: A Tory View: https://amzn.to/2QfC8XG -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
Tories held that the British Empire was a unitary, indivisible system that could legislate for the colonies. American Whigs argued the exact opposite. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -James Iredell, To the Inhabitants of Great Britain (pamphlet) -Thomas Jefferson, A Summary View of the Rights of British America: https://amzn.to/2RaNxcP -William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England: https://amzn.to/2QfJElm -Samuel Adams and James Otis, Massachusetts Circular Letter -Richard Bland, An Enquiry Into the Rights of the English Colonies (pamphlet) Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
After the Stamp Act was repealed, Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend crafted a new set of taxes to sidestep the American arguments against taxation. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -John Dickinson, Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania – especially letter #2: https://amzn.to/2Qh6E3l -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
The British occupation of Boston doomed the patriots. Until Henry Knox accomplished an unparalleled military feat, that is. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -David McCullough, 1776: https://amzn.to/2Qbp0Ti -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
In 1765, British Parliament concocted a scheme to directly tax the American colonies for the first time. “Liberty, property, and no stamps!” was the colonial response. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Edmund Morgan, The Stamp Act Crisis: https://amzn.to/2QdS1hl -Richard Bland, An Enquiry Into the Rights of the English Colonies -Thomas Whatley, The Regulations Lately Made Concerning the -Colonies and the Taxes Imposed upon them Considered -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Gordon Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ78bI Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
By 1763, the British were determined to use the North American colonies to recoup some of their financial losses in the Seven Years War. The colonists weren't up for it. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -James Otis, The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved: https://amzn.to/2DF22CS -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
To enforce the navigation acts and crack down on smuggling, in 1761 the British government issued invasive writs in New England. They weren't popular with the locals. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -James Otis, Against the Writs of Assistance (speech) -James Otis, The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved: https://amzn.to/2DDQfoj -Gordon Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ78bI -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
By the end of the French and Indian War, pro-British sentiments among Americans were at an all time high. The situation didn't last long. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Fred Anderson, Crucible of War: The Seven Years’ War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766: https://amzn.to/2QfCayM -Richard Berleth, Bloody Mohawk: The French and Indian War & American Revolution on New York’s Frontier: https://amzn.to/2xOnNux -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
Though the 13 American colonies are often lumped together, they couldn't have been more different. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel as well: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Other recommended reading(s): -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
In 1761, relations between Britain and its North American colonies began to crumble. Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel as well: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dbenner83 Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83 Website: www.davebenner.com
The federal judiciary routinely uses the 14th Amendment to police the states - but to do so, they rely upon an utterly anti-constitutional judicial doctrine. Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
The 13th century tyranny of King John sparked one of the most definitive episodes in the history of western civilization.
In 1625, Charles I inherited a thriving kingdom. By 1649, his head was lopped off. In my book, Compact of the Republic, I describe how Charles' tyranny influenced the founders of the American states: https://amzn.to/2P420Wk Best books on this topic: -Christopher Hibbert, Charles I: A Life of Religion, War and Treason: https://amzn.to/2NSQ8dc -John Adamson, The Noble Revolt: The Overthrow of Charles I: https://amzn.to/2NYDrgX -Charles Spencer, Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I: https://amzn.to/2NXzklc Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Most contend Lincoln was the "great emancipator," a uniquely moral figure in an immoral time. I say otherwise. In my book, Compact of the Republic, I disclosed how Lincoln's view of the union was both historically incorrect and constitutionally duplicitous: https://amzn.to/2QnuTNj Best books on the topic: -Thomas DiLorenzo, The Real Lincoln: https://amzn.to/2OtprLM -Ludwell Johnson, North against South: The American Illiad: https://amzn.to/2RiWfpt -Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: https://amzn.to/2xSjSwF Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Mainstream historians portray him as a drunken failure of a president, while I call him an overlooked defender of the Constitution. Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
In 1775, a young Virginian lawyer made a speech so persuasive and captivating, one colonel demanded to be buried on the spot he observed it from. Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Why Franklin's famous quote reveals incredible wisdom and foresight, and why we couldn't keep the republic very long. In my book, Compact of the Republic, I covered the republican tradition of England and the United States, and explain how it came to influence the Jeffersonian political philosophy: https://amzn.to/2zMeexI Best books on this topic: -Gordon Wood, Empire of Liberty: https://amzn.to/2IzMEqj -Bernard Bailyn, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2IxOacl -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2NZXdZp Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
The National Popular Vote promises superior and more democratic way to elect a president, when it's really an attempt to undermine constitutional federalism and confine presidential elections to a few large cities. In Compact of the Republic, I illustrated why those who wrote and ratified the United States Constitution wanted presidential candidates to win large geographical coalitions: https://amzn.to/2zMeexI Best books on this topic: -Tara Ross, The Indispensable Electoral College: https://amzn.to/2zN4Mdc -Tara Ross, Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College: https://amzn.to/2IAItdu Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Jefferson had plenty of opinions regarding federalism vs. nationalism, religion, natural rights, slavery, and the federal judiciary. So why are they so overlooked? In my book, Compact of the Republic, I explained why the Jeffersonian vision for a decentralized vision is superior to all political counterparts: https://amzn.to/2y4OSZM Best books on this topic: -Kevin Gutzman, Thomas Jefferson: Revolutionary: https://amzn.to/2y9CGXN -Dumas Malone, Thomas Jefferson and His Time: https://amzn.to/2Iwwi1o -R.B. Burnstein - Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas: https://amzn.to/2IyShER Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Many will tell you the founding fathers favored firearm ownership to ensure that one's family would be fed. Actually, that was hardly on their mind at all. Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
What does travelling to Iran tell one about the world, and what can such a journey teach us regarding the treatment of hostile foreign states? Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
On the eve of the American Revolution, one woman captured the patriot resistance that defined her city and time. But who exactly was she, and why is she overshadowed? In my book, Compact of the Republic, I devoted a section to Mercy Otis Warren and her contributions to the struggle for American independence: amzn.to/2y2ad5X Best books on this topic: -Nancy Stuart, The Muse of the Revolution: https://amzn.to/2NPRg1f -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt -Bernard Bailyn, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ7D5A Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Is an Article V Convention of States a viable and wise step to take to reign in federal tyranny? I cover all the major points and counterpoints here. In my book, Compact of the Republic, I illustrated how the primacy of the states were integral to the entire constitutional system: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Napoleon Bonaparte assisted in the writing and ratification of his own constitution. What made his framework different, oppressive, and inferior to America's? In my book, Compact of the Republic, I explained why the United States Constitution was so different from Napoleon's counterpart: amzn.to/2y2ad5X Best books on the topic: -Robert Asprey, The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte: https://amzn.to/2RbGqkd -Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life: https://amzn.to/2zGkKpv Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
James Otis, who fought vigorously against the Writs of Assistance in the 1760s, was the Edward Snowden of his day. In my book, Compact of the Republic, I revealed how Otis' assault on the writs served as a catalyst for the entire founding era: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Best books on the topic: -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT -Gordon Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ78bI -Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
How could such a prominent and accomplished founding-era figure remain almost completely forgotten? In Compact of the Republic, I showed how Roger Sherman helped shape founding-era principles, and played a pivotal role in the Constitution's prohibition of paper money: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Best books on the topic: -Mark David Hall, Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic: https://amzn.to/2IqShqu -Lewis Boutell, The Life of Roger Sherman: https://amzn.to/2zHjX7I Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Mainstream lawyers will tell you that all federal laws trump state counterpart, without exception. I reveal why this perception is mistaken and ahistorical. In Compact of the Republic, I explained why the Supremacy Clause was intended to be a limiting mechanism, and why nullification does not violate it: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Best books on this topic: -Thomas Woods, Nullification: https://amzn.to/2DTKQd5 -Brion McClanahan, The Founding Fathers' Guide to the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2IskKfP -Kevin Gutzman, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2DFvwAx Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
If there's a controversial program, can the House of Representatives refuse to fund it? In my book, Compact of the Republic, I revealed how adhering to the original intent of the Constitution would prevent government overreach: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Does government allow for the possession of liberty, or simply constrain it? This was a classic debate among enlightenment thinkers. In my book, Compact of the Republic, I explained the Lockean concept of natural rights and his view of when it was moral to alter or abolish one's government: amzn.to/2y2ad5X Best books on this topic: -John Locke, Two Treatises of Government: https://amzn.to/2ItoGNi -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT -Bernard Bailyn, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ7D5A -Samuel Adams, The Rights of the Colonists: https://amzn.to/2OhIiJC Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Most will tell you that electoral gains for particular parties is the surest way to actualize governmental change. Taking a lesson from Samuel Adams, I don't. In my book, Compact of the Republic, I illustrated how patriot resistance, rather than electoral victories, set the states on the path to independence: amzn.to/2y2ad5X The best books on this topic: -Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT -Gordon Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ78bI -Ira Stoll, Samuel Adams: A Life: https://amzn.to/2IroE8r -Harlow Giles Unger, American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution: https://amzn.to/2Na2gkH Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Our overlords say national banking is necessary to stave off recessions. On the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve, we say otherwise. In my book, Compact of the Republic, I articulated how the debate over the First National Bank eroded the Constitution's original intent and set a horrendous precedent for the young union: https://amzn.to/2y2ad5X The best books on the Federal Reserve and central banking: -G. Edward Griffin, The Creature from Jekyll Island: https://amzn.to/2IrE2St -Murray Rothbard, The Case Against the Fed: https://amzn.to/2On3hL2 -Friedrich Hayek, The Road to Serfdom: https://amzn.to/2IwxrGs Website: www.davebenner.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
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