That poor soul from the other day who insisted Lincoln never said that blacks shouldn’t be voters or jurors, or intermarry with white people, or that he had no intention to interfere with slavery where it existed, still thinks the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause makes state nullification unconstitutional. The… Read More
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The General Welfare Clause and Stoned Teenagers
Ep. 2073 Feds Move Against State on Guns; State Holds Ground
A bill that became law in Missouri in June 2021 prevents state and local law enforcement from cooperating in the execution of federal gun regulations in the state. The Justice Department considers this a violation of the Supremacy Clause (of course). Missouri is standing its… Read More
9 Falsehoods the Lizard People Ram Down Our Throats
I thought of these in about ten seconds. That means there are way, way more than nine. How many of these can you smash until the pieces are particles of dust? (1) The financial crisis of 2008 was caused by deregulation. (2) “States’ rights” are… Read More
Ep. 1421 Bernie Sanders’ Fake Constitution
A recent Facebook meme suggested that of course Bernie Sanders’ wealth redistribution plans are constitutional — why, we have the general welfare clause to authorize them! Ugh. Today I go through the (rather extensively documented) original intent of the general welfare, interstate commerce, and “necessary… Read More
The Villain Everyone Loves
Lots of people fit that description, unfortunately. My choice for today is Alexander Hamilton. Tell me someone’s view of Hamilton, and I can (usually) learn a lot about that person. And guess what: Paul Krugman loves him. Here’s why you shouldn’t: In economics, Hamilton favored… Read More
Thought Controllers at the Daily Beast Aghast at Unapproved Opinion
The Daily Beast, like its neoconservative counterparts at the Free Beacon, is a thought-control site that aims to ferret out unapproved opinions. We are supposed to confine ourselves to the McCain/Obama box where the Daily Beast is comfortable. Anyone with opinions outside that box is… Read More
Internet Derangement Syndrome Strikes Again
UPDATE: I have expanded this post. These days my time is more than occupied by the homeschool courses I’m creating (see here and here ), the daily podcast I publish, and our fifth daughter, born just last week . But apparently, while I was at the hospital, we had a hostile visitor here at TomWoods.com. A policeman of forbidden… Read More
The US and the Ukrainian Revolt
A few days ago on my podcast I talked to Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity about the situation in Ukraine. YouTube below. A listener wrote: Hello, I just listened to your last podcast with Daniel McAdams talking about Ukraine, I think you were mislead by this guy and… Read More
Anti-Nullification Strategy: Repeat Exploded Arguments Over and Over
Ian Millhiser is after me again . I am beginning to think he may be a droid of some kind. Either that or he has a template for nullification articles into which he inserts the specifics he needs. Like Mad Libs. If you want some fun, read my profile of Ian .… Read More