It's a great pleasure to visit with John Grove, the editor of Law & Liberty. John also has an essay in a recent issue of Civitas Outlook celebrating this time of year, April of 1775. It is an anniversary of types to the men and women of 1775 who rose up against the greatest navy and army in the world and were successful.
And here we are today, puzzling why it is they rose up. They took those risks. Remember, only a third of the people at the time were in revolt from the king. A third of the people were loyal to the king, and a third wandered around in between. Sound familiar?
Well, that was then. However, I come to why it is they rose, and it connects amazingly with events right now.
The disorder and the turmoil in the world markets and in the political conversation of the United States.
I go to one little phrase that we all have from childhood, I believe when we were learning first about the revolution, and that was the reason the colonies revolted: “No taxation without representation.”
Is that the correct reason? Do I say it correctly? And was that all of it? What did it mean to Americans in 1775?
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“Relief for Trump in sight — if Supreme Court special session reins in rogue judges” by John Yoo at New York Post
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