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Historian and author Larry Schweikart spoke about his new book, Reagan: The American President at the Heartland Institute April 24, continuing presentations to the public in its Andrew Breitbart Freedom Center.

That copyright today favors publishers and not authors is not inconsistent with its long history.

Agriculture is under attack.

America’s Founding Fathers did not encourage unlimited immigration, but neither did they prevent or discourage it by any federal legislation.  They believed most decisions should be left to individual states to regulate.

Most state legislatures have filed applications with Congress demanding a national convention for proposing constitutional amendments. Americans are asking just what kind of convention the Constitution requires.

Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, has made some waves concerning Afghanistan.

Must the president enforce all laws, even those he disapproves of?

December 24, 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the formal end of the Soviet Union as a political entity on the map of the world.

Too many of us who are enthusiastic about space exploration and colonization expect the federal government to lead the way. We should learn from the founding of British colonies in America.

In the middle decades of the eighteenth century two schools of thought emerged, one in France and the other in Great Britain that were critical of Mercantilism, the government system of economic planning and regulation in the 1700s.

Public opinion polls show that 70% of the public believes the electoral college should be eliminated and replaced by a national popular vote. No change should be made without first understanding why the electoral college was created.

In attempting to understanding the ideas and institutions of the period of history that is usually called the “Middle Ages” it must be kept in mind that this covers a time frame that easily is divided up into smaller periods, each of which can be seen to have its own unique characteristics and qualities.

Quick, pay attention – think you know all you should about America’s founding? Well, here’s some “Constitutional Sound Bites” from a powerful new book authored by David Shestokas: