Tenth Amendment Center

2 min read 2021-12-01 18:31:49

Benjamin Franklin on “Doing Good to the Poor”

The federal government lacks any legitimate constitutional authority to establish welfare programs for the poor. Not only that, the federal welfare

5 min read 2021-11-30 18:17:38

Over the three days spanning from July 2 to July 5, 1787, the attendees at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia approved a resolution that

2 min read 2021-11-29 00:58:32

Land surveying depends on fixed reference points. In the U.S., you will often find these points marked by cast metal disks embedded in rock, or

5 min read 2021-11-28 01:21:48

Americans today are the heirs to a long chain of Anglo-American constitutional documents. The chain began with a charter issued by King Henry I in

1 min read 2021-11-23 07:34:16

On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, the first internal tax levied directly on American colonies. The colonists

1 min read 2021-11-20 10:16:45

The U.S. Constitution is a truly unique instrument — not least for its place as a written, and therefore limited grant of authority to the

1 min read 2021-11-17 18:47:30

Past installments in the “Understanding the Constitution” series have focused mostly on the original, un-amended document. This two-part essay is

2 min read 2021-11-16 03:33:33

What do the Federal Reserve and neoconservatives have in common? They both refuse to admit that their policies — the neocons’ promotion of

1 min read 2021-11-13 20:06:09

According to a CBS News report, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will rely heavily on informants to help enforce the federal

1 min read 2021-11-12 22:16:10

Uncle Sam can’t seem to make up his mind about how to define predatory pricing. Charge too little for a good or a service and the federal

1 min read 2021-11-10 18:37:41

With a police reform movement growing across the U.S., there has been an increase in efforts to eliminate the qualified immunity defense for police

1 min read 2021-11-09 03:22:06

Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spends public money to warn of attacks by hordes of zombies? Really. The

1 min read 2021-11-07 19:11:37

This is my second post looking at the constitutional aspects of the recently announced international agreement on a global minimum corporate tax (the

1 min read 2021-11-05 19:30:42

BRADY, Texas (Nov. 5, 2021) – The federal government imposes all kinds of mandates and regulations on states and localities through requirements

1 min read 2021-11-04 20:01:32

During the past three weeks, some unexpected government events occurred, exposing more government crimes and lies. In the Supreme Court, the