The 214th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence prompts reflections, wistful and hopeful, on the causes and meaning of the American Revolution — the heritage of limited government and individual liberty bequeathed to us by the founders of our republic.
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More historical perspectives:
- Natural Rights
- A Jury of your Peers — the fourth and final check
- The Grand Incendiary
- St. Paddy’s Day in occupied Ireland
- Rights — Civil vs. Natural
- When private companies pose as public agencies
- Two common (too common) misconceptions
- Prohibition — no nobler the second time around
- Yet another “Worst Drug Ever”
- Government as venture capitalist
- Still monkeying with the scope of high school biology
- The court of public policy
- An important day
- In memoriam: The Bill of Rights
- No census con
- The changing face of racism
- Some lessons from Black history
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