We Are a Conquered People

The states of America, which gradually became united in one federation between 1787 and 1959, still exist as distinct entities defined by name and regional eccentricities that each takes pride in. People in every state still entertain the delusion that they are separately-governed jurisdictions, voluntarily united into one country. Most of us have accepted theContinueContinue reading “We Are a Conquered People”

Democracy or Republic

The Constitution, Article IV, Section 4, declares “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.”  Nothing in the Constitution suggests that this country was ever intended to be a democracy.  The critical difference is in the matter of rights. John Adams captured the essence of the differenceContinueContinue reading “Democracy or Republic”