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WHERE IS MY AMERICAN REPUBLIC?

by Diane Rufino, October 1, 2023 On January 11, 1989, President Ronald Reagan delivered, in part, this farewell message to the American people: “Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, … Continue reading

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John C. Calhoun’s Plan to Save America

by Thomas DiLorenzo, The New American, June 26, 2023 In an essay titled “A Strategy for the Right,” the late economist and libertarian scholar Professor Murry N. Rothbard called John C. Calhoun’s “Disposition on Government” one of the most brilliant … Continue reading

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Washington DC: It’s Not Government, It’s a Battlefield

by Diane Rufino, Sept. 14, 2018 This is my latest meme. And I’m serious about its message. DC politicians make me sick. They are quite literally the most wretched of human beings. They (mostly Democrats, let’s face it) refuse to … Continue reading

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Cicero Warned About the Evils of an Ambitious Government

    by Diane Rufino, July 15, 2018 “When a government becomes powerful, it is a usurper which takes bread from innocent mouths and deprives honorable men of their substance for votes with which to perpetuate itself.” — Marcus Tullius … Continue reading

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The Social Compact & Our Constitutional Republic

by Diane Rufino, Jan. 21, 2018 (first section only; other sections attributed to other authors) I. INTRODUCTION A Social Compact is an agreement, entered into by individuals, that creates some form of self-government and results in the formation of an … Continue reading

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A Government of the People, By the People, For the People….. How it Really Works, According to Thomas Jefferson

                by Diane Rufino, September 20, 2017 Thomas Jefferson articulated the absolute right of a state to secede from the Union. He did so in 1798, in 1799, in 1816, and up until … Continue reading

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Give Trump a Chance

                          by Diane Rufino, March 18, 2017 I’m tired of the insane talking points and reactions to everything President Trump is doing. I’m tired of the messages and … Continue reading

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TITAN v. TITAN: President Trump and the Federal Courts Face Off Over the Temporary Travel Ban

by Diane Rufino, February 6, 2017 On January 27, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” which provides a 90-day suspension of entry into the United States for … Continue reading

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History Speaks Through the Monuments on the National Mall

by Diane Rufino, January 21, 2017 Yesterday I visited the Jefferson Memorial to commune with my favorite Founding Father. Jefferson is perhaps the single reason I am so very proud to be an American. The principles he articulated in the … Continue reading

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Esteemed Ghosts from our Past

            by Diane Rufino If you are ever confused as to the order of things, the emphasis of individual rights with respect to government, the rights of States with respect to the federal government, and … Continue reading

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