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PAYNE: A Price of “Chains & Slavery” We Must Not Pay

June 29, 2026 Russ Payne

In the world of sports, we have the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Stanley Cup, and the World Cup. In the contest for liberty v. slavery, the war of words is fought with no referee, while truth too often surrenders to the volume of slanderous lies. Documenters of facts exposing the nefarious activities of … Read more

Top-6 Anti-Federalist Warnings

January 8, 2025 Michael Boldin

This government “will swallow the liberties of the people, without giving them previous notice.” That’s one of many stark warnings Patrick Henry gave us in 1788. In a series of fiery speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, he laid out some of the most powerful anti-Federalist arguments against the Constitution. He predicted all kinds of abuses … Read more

Pulpit Polity: Patrick Henry

June 2, 2024 Op-Ed

Patrick Henry was an American politician, planter, and renowned orator. He was also a great patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence. As a founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia from 1776-1779 and 1784-1786.

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Foundational Principles of the “Real American Revolution”

February 14, 2023February 5, 2023 Op-Ed

Despite what the so-called experts want you to believe – the American Revolution was not the War for Independence. And the root cause wasn’t merely “taxation without representation.”

Patrick Henry Warns of a “Great and Mighty Empire”

August 24, 2022 Op-Ed

On June 5, 1788, Patrick Henry gave a speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention warning that “consolidation” – centralizing of power – would turn the United States into a dangerous empire.

Resistance is Crucial to the Advancement of Liberty

August 11, 2022 Op-Ed

Patrick Henry told us that “government is no more than a choice among evils.”

Thomas Paine held the same view. In Common Sense, he wrote, “Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”