Our Elective Monarchy

Our Elective Monarchy

In 1629, frustrated by the unwillingness of Parliament to grant him taxation power, King Charles I of England dissolved the body and had nine members arrested. He did not recall Parliament for over a decade. The intervening period, known as Personal Rule, saw Charles...
Our Elective Monarchy

Texas, Abortion and the Constitution

Last week, this column addressed state nullification and secession under the U.S. Constitution. It argued, in effect, that when the government fails to protect fundamental liberties or actively assaults them — as it has done in the past 18 months under the guise of...
News From Around the South 8/30 to 9/6

News From Around the South 8/30 to 9/6

VIRGINIA: Proposed Development Worries Civil War Historians VARINA DISTRICT, Va. — Developers of a long-planned residential project are returning to Henrico County officials for permission to build more homes, but some residents want to halt the project...
Our Elective Monarchy

When the Constitution Fails Us

I have been writing for years asking if we still have the U.S. Constitution. That issue has come into sharper focus in the past 18 months as mayors and governors have created dictatorial powers and exercised those powers to interfere with personal autonomy in America....