Senator Rand Paul has taken some heat for a recent tweet that called for the repeal of the Espionage Act, passed by Congress in 1917 as America entered World War I. Since this law is the one that will likely be used against former president Donald Trump, in the latest attempt by the government to pin something on him, Paul’s detractors have taken to painting him with the same “Russian agent” brush they use for anyone who says anything in defense of Trump.
Continue reading “Repeal the Espionage Act?”Republicans Need To Dust Off Federalist No. 58
James Madison called it “a powerful instrument” and a “most complete and effectual weapon” in the hands of Congress, giving them authority over the other two branches of government. And that power was control of the purse strings of the country.
Continue reading “Republicans Need To Dust Off Federalist No. 58”Mississippi Needs Chris McDaniel as Lt. Governor
To outside political observers, a race for Lt. Governor in Mississippi might seem a strange electoral battle to expend a lot of time, energy, and money. In most statewide elections for state offices around the country, the fight is waged over the governorship, and rightfully so, since those offices tend to be quite powerful in many states of the Union.
Continue reading “Mississippi Needs Chris McDaniel as Lt. Governor”Delbert the Democrat
Mississippi was once a solid Democratic state. From the days of Reconstruction until the 1960s, Mississippi voted for Democrats. That’s just the way it was. But the old Democratic Party is no more, a far cry from the days of Jefferson, Jackson, Cleveland, and even JFK.
Continue reading “Delbert the Democrat”8 Myths About Warren G. Harding
The most maligned President in US history was Warren G. Harding, who served from his inauguration on March 4, 1921 until August 2, 1923, when he died while on a tour of the West Coast. But so much of what is known about Harding and his presidency is in the realm of myth, not fact.
Continue reading “8 Myths About Warren G. Harding”Harding vs. FDR: Race Relations
Since the end of Reconstruction in 1877, the federal government had rarely lifted a finger to help America’s black population when Warren Harding entered the White House in March 1921. The last civil rights bill had come in 1875. The plight of African-Americans was left up to the states. Washington had long since washed its hands of the issue.
Continue reading “Harding vs. FDR: Race Relations”Harding vs. FDR: Civil Liberties
FBI agents arrived in the dead of night, kicked in the front door, ransacked the house, and dragged away the patriarch for the crime of being born the wrong race in a time of national hysteria. This was not the work of President Harding, or even President Donald Trump; it was President Franklin Roosevelt’s doing.
Continue reading “Harding vs. FDR: Civil Liberties”The Two Presidents Whose Economic Policies Are Most Misunderstood By Historians
This article was originally published at FEE.org on March 5, 2022 and The Epoch Times on March 9, 2022.
One is viewed as among America’s greatest presidents; the other perhaps the worst of all. One is hailed as a savior; the other as a failure. One is given memorials to enshrine his name for all time; the other is pushed into the sea of forgetfulness.
Continue reading “The Two Presidents Whose Economic Policies Are Most Misunderstood By Historians”How Liberals Unfairly Maligned Warren G. Harding
*Originally published at Townhall.com on March 1, 2022:
The most disparaged, defamed, and denigrated American President was, without doubt, Warren G. Harding, who served as the 29th President from 1921-1923. Leftwing historians and journalists have tarnished his reputation for a century, making it one of the great tragedies of American history.
Continue reading “How Liberals Unfairly Maligned Warren G. Harding”On More ‘Worst Presidents’ Lists Than Anyone Else, Warren G. Harding Finally Gets Redemption
Originally published on LewRockwell.com, February 23, 2022:
The insults hurled at Warren G. Harding over the years have been downright brutal, even decades after his death. In 1981, Ralph Nader said of the newly inaugurated chief executive, “Ronald Reagan is the most ignorant President since Warren Harding.”
Others have been a bit more pithy: worst president ever, dead last, unfit, corrupt, immoral, incompetent, inept, lazy, indecisive, shallow, an amiable fool, and a notorious womanizer.
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