Matthew Spalding is the associate vice president and dean of educational programs for Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., where he oversees the Allan P. Kirby Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship.
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“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this,” Madison writes in Federalist 51, “You… Read More
Across this great land, patriotic Americans are behaving subversively. We’re quoting from our pocket Constitutions, starting reading groups to discuss our founding documents, even gathering… Read More
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In another victory for common sense and the Constitution, nullification has died a deserved death in North Dakota. Sometimes you really can’t win for losing…. Read More
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The recent effort to revive nullification may have just met its high water mark. In the last 6 months, various laws with the objective of… Read More
The Constitution has returned to Congress. It began with a ceremonial reading of the document on the House floor for the first time in US… Read More
During the 1700s, Philadelphia was an unpleasant place in the summer. Malaria and yellow fever were rampant. There were no cures and no known ways… Read More
For decades now the secular Left has constantly pressed at every opportunity to keep any semblance of religion away from anything that is somehow connected… Read More
Along with many of our allies, we here at Heritage have been focusing attention on “Progressivism,” the political movement which is largely responsible for the… Read More
In light of this week’s events, many Americans are frustrated and disheartened. But we should take heart. Today marks the 235th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s… Read More
In 1774, in response to the first Tea Party, the British Parliament issued a series of acts designed to control the colonists, stop their protests… Read More
