The National Popular Vote promises superior and more democratic way to elect a president, when it's really an attempt to undermine constitutional federalism and confine presidential elections to a few large cities.

In Compact of the Republic, I illustrated why those who wrote and ratified the United States Constitution wanted presidential candidates to win large geographical coalitions: https://amzn.to/2zMeexI

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-Tara Ross, The Indispensable Electoral College: https://amzn.to/2zN4Mdc

-Tara Ross, Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College: https://amzn.to/2IAItdu

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Jefferson had plenty of opinions regarding federalism vs. nationalism, religion, natural rights, slavery, and the federal judiciary. So why are they so overlooked?

In my book, Compact of the Republic, I explained why the Jeffersonian vision for a decentralized vision is superior to all political counterparts: https://amzn.to/2y4OSZM

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-Kevin Gutzman, Thomas Jefferson: Revolutionary: https://amzn.to/2y9CGXN

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-R.B. Burnstein - Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas: https://amzn.to/2IyShER

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Many will tell you the founding fathers favored firearm ownership to ensure that one's family would be fed. Actually, that was hardly on their mind at all.

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What does travelling to Iran tell one about the world, and what can such a journey teach us regarding the treatment of hostile foreign states?

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On the eve of the American Revolution, one woman captured the patriot resistance that defined her city and time. But who exactly was she, and why is she overshadowed?

In my book, Compact of the Republic, I devoted a section to Mercy Otis Warren and her contributions to the struggle for American independence: amzn.to/2y2ad5X

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-Nancy Stuart, The Muse of the Revolution: https://amzn.to/2NPRg1f

-Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt

-Bernard Bailyn, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ7D5A

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Is an Article V Convention of States a viable and wise step to take to reign in federal tyranny? I cover all the major points and counterpoints here.

In my book, Compact of the Republic, I illustrated how the primacy of the states were integral to the entire constitutional system: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw

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Napoleon Bonaparte assisted in the writing and ratification of his own constitution. What made his framework different, oppressive, and inferior to America's?

In my book, Compact of the Republic, I explained why the United States Constitution was so different from Napoleon's counterpart: amzn.to/2y2ad5X

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-Robert Asprey, The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte: https://amzn.to/2RbGqkd

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James Otis, who fought vigorously against the Writs of Assistance in the 1760s, was the Edward Snowden of his day.

In my book, Compact of the Republic, I revealed how Otis' assault on the writs served as a catalyst for the entire founding era: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw

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-Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT

-Gordon Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ78bI

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How could such a prominent and accomplished founding-era figure remain almost completely forgotten?

In Compact of the Republic, I showed how Roger Sherman helped shape founding-era principles, and played a pivotal role in the Constitution's prohibition of paper money: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw

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-Mark David Hall, Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic: https://amzn.to/2IqShqu

-Lewis Boutell, The Life of Roger Sherman: https://amzn.to/2zHjX7I

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Mainstream lawyers will tell you that all federal laws trump state counterpart, without exception. I reveal why this perception is mistaken and ahistorical.

In Compact of the Republic, I explained why the Supremacy Clause was intended to be a limiting mechanism, and why nullification does not violate it: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw

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-Thomas Woods, Nullification: https://amzn.to/2DTKQd5

-Brion McClanahan, The Founding Fathers' Guide to the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2IskKfP

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