
Liberty Strategies . . .
- Why Care What The Constitution Says?
In his book Restoring the Lost Constitution, Randy Barnett argues that since the nation's founding, but especially since the 1930s, the courts have been cutting holes in the original Constitution. In the process, the written Constitution has been lost, and so has an important tool for defending of our liberty.
- A Spirit of Liberty: Town Hall Democracy
John McClaughry, the president of Vermont's Ethan Allen Institute and a Senior Policy advisor to the White House under the presidency of Ronald Reagan, discusses his "almost
mystical attachment" to the famous New England Town Meeting.
- The Swiss Cantonal System: A Model Democracy
Author and South African activist Frances Kendall explains the political system that has served the ethnically diverse people of Switzerland well for over 700 years.
- The Initiative Process: A Caveat
In this classic essay, Jim Peron gives a warning about the direct democracy of the initiative process. Instead, he recommends the "citizen veto."
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