Founding Fathers Archives

EVENT: 250th Anniversary Celebration

June 25, 2026 Op-Ed

You are invited to attend a 250th Anniversary Celebration of America on August 1st in America’s hometown of Plymouth, MA. We will have our first event from 10 a.m. to 2 pm at Pilgrim Memorial Park, where our speakers will take us back in time from 1620 to 1776 and share the sacrifices our Pilgrims … Read more

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BOLDIN: Resist Beginnings – The Ancient Roman Maxim Behind the American Revolution

June 24, 2026 Michael Boldin

“Like a cancer” America was built on a foundation that constitutional violations are a deadly disease. Give government an inch – and they’ll take a few thousand miles, and never stop. And before too long, it’ll get to a place where it’s no longer a Republic, but a long, slow coup. Or, as the Declaration … Read more

Against Standing Armies and Arbitrary Power

March 11, 2025 Michael Boldin

“Act worthy of yourselves.”That’s how the great patriot and Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren urged the people to commemorate the Boston Massacre, which happened today in history – March 5, 1770. In the face of a standing army occupier – and direct threats to his own life – Warren pressed the people to stand … Read more

The Constitution Is The Solution

July 9, 2025March 8, 2025 Russ Payne

The erosion of biblical Judao/Christian ethics and the philosophy of “hate God, family and country” has waged an ever-increasing war for the past century on the philosophy of Americanism: “governments are instituted among men to secure the God-given rights of “we the people”—life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This challenge to the world of … Read more

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The Founders’ Forgotten System of Checks and Balances

February 14, 2025 Michael Boldin

“There is not a syllable in the constitution, that makes a decision of the judiciary – of its own force, and without regard to its correctness – binding upon any body, either upon the executive, or the people.” That’s from Lysander Spooner, reminding us of an essential, but long-forgotten fundamental principle repeatedly affirmed by the … Read more

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Unheeded Warnings from the Founders

February 4, 2025 Michael Boldin

“I would quarrel with both parties, and with every individual of each, before I would subjugate my understanding, or prostitute my tongue or pen to either.” John Adams didn’t pull any punches. Though his presidency was contentious, this 1763 quote underscores his deep disdain for blind partisanship – a concern shared by many of the … Read more

Federalism and the 10th Amendment: Explaining Delegated and Reserved Powers

February 3, 2025 Michael Boldin

“Independent of the control or interference of the federal government.” That’s how Tench Coxe described the vast majority of power under the Constitution – reserved to the states and completely off-limits to federal authority. Perhaps better than any other supporter of the Constitution, Coxe explained federalism – the division of powers between the state and … Read more

The Anti-Federalist Views of Elbridge Gerry

January 30, 2025 Mike Maharrey

Elbridge Gerry opposed the ratification of the Constitution, believing it consolidated power, lacked safeguards for individual liberties, and undermined the reserved powers of the states. He maintained his objections throughout the ratification process, despite fierce opposition that sometimes turned personal. As one of the most active delegates at the Philadelphia Convention, Gerry repeatedly sought to … Read more

Resistance, Revolution, and Liberty: The Untold Legacy of John Hancock

January 30, 2025 Michael Boldin

“I glory in publicly avowing my eternal enmity to tyranny.” On January 23, 1737, one of America’s most important yet often overlooked revolutionaries was born: John Hancock. Though he is widely recognized today for his iconic signature on the Declaration of Independence, Hancock’s contributions to the American Revolution and the founding of the United States … Read more

The Matrix of Liberty – Coming to NH

December 28, 2024 Press Release

The NH Patriot Hub, a group of local activists, whose main goal is to educate, inspire, and call to action other local citizens, is launching an initiative to help educate church, school, and town/city leaders on the importance of bringing the Matrix of Liberty into their communities, making it a part of their culture. The Matrix … Read more

Forgotten Foundation of the Revolution: Letters from a Farmer

December 9, 2024 Mike Maharrey

John Dickinson’s Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania rank among the most important essays espousing the cause of liberty during the American Revolution. Yet, today – few people have read or even heard of them. Written in response to the Townshend Acts, Dickinson covered a lot of ground, but he emphasized several key principles over and over … Read more

The Founders on the Source of Rights and an Essential Reading List

December 9, 2024 Michael Boldin

Rights Are Not Gifts from Government. They don’t come from a constitution, a bill of rights, or any document at all. Natural rights come from your creator and are inherent to your humanity. Even civil rights are built upon this foundation. The founders and old revolutionaries widely embraced these principles. Starting with the Declaration of Independence, … Read more

Oliver Wolcott – Old World and New

July 14, 2024 Op-Ed

One of the most illustrious signers as far as their personal influence was Oliver Wolcott. The Wolcott family had an impressive pedigree in the old world as well as the new. He descended from a distinguished line of political leaders, attorneys, landholders, judges, and medical doctors. Oliver Wolcott attended Yale University, graduating in 1747, and … Read more

Without His Concurring Aid, We Shall Succeed in This Political Building No Better Than the Builders of Babel

July 7, 2024 Op-Ed

We just celebrated the 248th celebration of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence! Happy Birthday, America! I am sure you know that the Declaration of Independence was meant to be a list of grievances leveled against Great Britain for her being “deaf to the Voice of Justice.

America’s Forefathers Shattered My Communist Chains

July 5, 2023July 4, 2023 Op-Ed

My story begins in Chengdu, China, at the dawn of the Cultural Revolution, an insanity that gripped millions of my countrymen. We were destitute, as were most Chinese during this period.

The Founders and the Constitution: Introduction

June 25, 2023June 24, 2023 Op-Ed

This series of essays focuses on those American Founders who exercised the most influence on the original Constitution as amended by the Bill of Rights. Each essay thumbnails the life and contributions of at least one individual. The essays also will tell you more about “the supreme Law of the Land.”

Hartford Votes To Hoist Pride Flag At Municipal Building – Gets Pushback

June 8, 2023 Aaron Warner

The Town of Hartford Select Board voted to hoist the LGBTQ flag from the town’s municipal building for the month of June (a.k.a. “pride” month). This was despite vocal opposition from both town members and fellow board member Lannie Collins and Rocket who made the case that the flag has become a symbol of division … Read more

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RiseUpNH: Independence Day!

July 1, 2021 Op-Ed

Happy 4th! I hope we can all celebrate the vision and bravery it took for people to rise up to create the US of A. Recall the sacrifices of many of the Declaration signatories, and the continual efforts through the years to keep and strengthen our country through assaults from both inside and out.

FED Gets #Woke – US Federal Reserve Introduces Bias-Free Language Guidelines

June 13, 2021 Steve MacDonald

My first thought when I see “bias language” anything is the National Embarrassment of the UNH BiasFree Langauge Guide. But when I heard this about the FED, my first thought was, “cool, no Critical Race Theory (CRT)!”

Our Founding Fathers Deserve Praise for the Good They Did

October 15, 2020October 14, 2020 Don

It’s not slavery that hurts Americans today; slavery was outlawed 155 years ago. Americans should feel proud that our founders stated in our country’s first official document the (Judeo-Christian) principle that “all men are created equal.”