Path to Liberty

They call it “just this once.” But that’s how it always begins. One unconstitutional act becomes a precedent - and suddenly, lawless power becomes routine. From Tacitus to Paine, Dickinson to Washington, history has screamed the warning: precedent is how tyranny becomes law. In this episode, we trace the oldest trick in the tyrant’s playbook - and why free people must resist it before it’s too late.

The Founders didn’t just fight tyranny - they defined exactly what it was: arbitrary power. In this episode, we dig into how they viewed it, why they saw it as the ultimate threat to liberty, and how it shaped everything from the Declaration of Independence to the creation of written constitutions. Drawing from Otis, Adams, Jefferson, Locke, and more, we break down the core principle behind the American Revolution - and why every s...

They want you to think the War for Independence was about taxes. The truth? The fighting started with gun control. On April 19, 1775 - at Lexington and Concord - the patriots fought back against long-standing usurpations of power, now being enforced through an aggressive British disarmament campaign. This is the story they never teach in government-run schools.

More than a century before the 16th Amendment and the IRS, the Anti-Federalists warned that the Constitution’s taxing power would be used to bleed the people dry and consolidate power. Luther Martin, George Mason, Cato, and others saw it coming - unlimited taxation, oppressive enforcement, and economic subjugation. We ignored them. Now we live it.

James Madison called it absurd to say Congress may do whatever it wants under the general Welfare clause. But that’s exactly how politicians treat it today - as a blank check for nearly unlimited power. In this episode, you’ll learn the original meaning of the clause, as understood when the Constitution was ratified. You’ll also hear warnings from Madison and Thomas Jefferson about what would happen if that meaning was ignored - an...

The Constitution draws a line between the powers of each branch of the federal government. Just like “legislating from the bench,” when Congress hands its lawmaking power to the executive, it’s not just bad policy - it’s unconstitutional. It breaks the separation of powers and leads down the road to total tyranny. In this episode, we dig into the forgotten cornerstone of the Constitution: the non-delegation doctrine.

TREASON. INVASION. CONQUEST. The Founders didn’t see unconstitutional power as just bad policy - they saw it as a kind of war against the people. In this episode, we dig deep into forgotten principles from Locke, Sidney, Paine, and others who shaped the Revolution. Because when government violates the Constitution, it’s not just a mistake - it’s an attack on your liberty.

Defending ocean trade routes doesn’t require shredding the Constitution. When French warships were seizing hundreds of American vessels, President John Adams didn’t panic. He followed the Constitution - deferred to Congress over a dozen times - and still got the job done. In this episode, learn the forgotten - and completely ignored - history behind war powers and the Constitution, and how it all played out in the so-called Quasi-W...

“An unconstitutional judicial decision is no more binding than an unconstitutional legislative act.” With that one line, Lysander Spooner demolished the dangerous myth of judicial supremacy - the idea that a court’s opinion becomes law simply because judges say so. In this episode, we break down Spooner’s powerful insights and warnings, echoing the words of many Founders who’ve been long forgotten today. The truth is simple and rad...

"With respect to alien enemies, no doubt has been intimated as to the federal authority over them." That was James Madison, referring to the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 - an act he saw as constitutional while rejecting the rest of the Alien and Sedition Acts. In this episode, you’ll learn what the act actually says, why Madison defended it while opposing the others, and how narrowly it applies in practice.

Almost every politician and so-called expert wants you to believe the president can unilaterally take the United States to war - just as long as they don’t call it a war. But that’s not what the Constitution says, that’s not how the Founders understood it, and that’s not how Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson, or Madison followed it in practice. In this episode, you’ll learn the truth about what the Constitution really means b...

Federal law is NOT always supreme - far from it. That’s a myth ripped straight from the British system that sparked the American Revolution. This episode exposes the Supremacy Clause Hoax - one of the worst distortions of the Constitution, pushing the idea that the federal government holds virtually unlimited power. The Founders fought a long, bloody war to escape that very system - yet today, it’s being embraced once again.

On March 18, 1766, the British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act - but on the very same day, they passed something far more dangerous: the Declaratory Act. This law claimed Parliament had the power to make laws "in all cases whatsoever" over the American colonies. It wasn’t just about taxes or representation - it was about unlimited, centralized power. Decades later, James Madison called this the “fundamental principle” behind inde...

Destroying the Constitution and liberty might be easier than you think. In this episode, learn exactly how it could happen - hypothetically speaking, of course. It only takes three simple steps, and by the end, you will hopefully see just how dangerously effective this method can be. Buckle up - this one hits close to home!

In 1771, James Lovell stood before a massive crowd in Boston to deliver a speech commemorating the first anniversary of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. His oration left no room for compromise: warning against standing armies, defending the people’s right to bear arms, declaring freedom as a birthright, and rejecting Parliament’s authority over the colonies entirely. This episode explores James Lovell’s powerful speech, its af...

"Undefined, unbounded, and immense power" - that's what anti-federalists warned we'd eventually get under the Necessary and Proper Clause. Today, it's easily one of the most twisted and abused parts of the Constitution. In this episode, learn about three key views of the clause: the modern view, which began with Alexander Hamilton and John Marshall; the strictly limited view from James Madison and Thomas Jefferson; and a middle gro...

Nullification is THE rightful remedy for ALL unconstitutional acts - that’s how Thomas Jefferson put it. But he was far from alone. In this episode, get the essential introduction to nullification, highlighting five core principles behind its foundation. This is absolutely crucial if we’re ever going to get back on the path to the constitution and liberty.

Almost everything in modern "constitutional law" is based on a myth that dates back to Chief Justice John Marshall and the 1803 case of Marbury v. Madison. According to the myth, Marshall not only CREATED the power of judicial review but also established judicial SUPREMACY - giving the courts ultimate authority over the other branches, the states, and even the people. In this episode, we smash that myth to pieces and reveal the tru...