The Same Subject Continued
(Concerning the General Power of Taxation)
For the Independent Journal.
Alexander Hamilton
To the People of the State of New York:
BEFORE we proceed to examine any other objections to an indefinite power of taxation in the Union, I shall make one general remark; which is, that if the jurisdiction of the national government, in the [...]

The Same Subject Continued
(Concerning the General Power of Taxation)
From the New York Packet.
Friday, January 4, 1788.
Alexander Hamilton
To the People of the State of New York:
I FLATTER myself it has been clearly shown in my last number that the particular States, under the proposed Constitution, would have COEQUAL authority with the Union in the article of [...]

I was building in frustration seeing that I was getting comments that just sat in moderation, and not getting the alerts. I don’t log into the control panel here at echozoe.com every day, so they go unnoticed on their own. The frustration is over, I got it figured out. Just a note, in case others [...]

This afternoon I ventured out into rarely-visited territory: the local movie theater. I have been eagerly awaiting the release of “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” with Ben Stein.
Much like “The Irrational Atheist,” which I reviewed two weeks ago, “Expelled” takes the debate between Darwinism and Intelligent Design to a place that the Darwinists don’t want it [...]

RC Sproul interviews Ben Stein about “Expelled.” I thought it a good enough interview to share.

This is the best movie trailer I’ve heard in a long time (just click the play button):

Since Saturday, a lot is coming out about the other two Conventions in Minnesota, the 4th District and the 6th District. It seems there were a lot of hijinks going on, especially in 6.
The Party Elites in that district figured out that Ron Paul’s supporters were organizing and intending to get National delegates. Nothing is [...]

I just got home from the Minnesota Republican 5th Congressional District Convention, and I am excited!
We elected 3 delegates and 2 alternates to the National Convention. (We had three alternates available, but the third spot wasn’t available to be filled according to the rules*.) I am so excited to report that ALL OF THEM are [...]

I’ve been a fan of Vox Day’s writings since the early days of his column at World Net Daily. I’ve been following his blog Vox Popoli since the very beginning as well, so it should be no surprise that I looked forward to getting a copy of The Irrational Atheist (TIA) from the day it [...]

I’ve recently rediscovered the Ludwig von Mises Institute, which is dedicated to the Austrian school of Economics. They have an amazing library available that includes articles, books, and some wonderful documentaries, many (if not most) available free of charge.
I especially like their video podcast, which contains some great documentaries, including the one I am watching [...]