Are Christians Obligated to “Support” Israel? - Part 1: The Founders
(With this inaugural post, Ben Froland joins The Trenches as part of our editorial team. We’re glad to be enjoined by Ben in the cause of promoting America’s founding principles. We’re sure you’ll appreciate his insight in the contributions and editorial he’ll be providing as we march forward. Enjoy!) The national debt for the United […]
Filibusters and (f)ederalism
After finally getting a chance, over this past weekend, to listen to Senator Rand Paul’s entire epic 12+ hour filibuster, several things jumped out at me that haven’t been widely reported. So, I’d like to share my take with the readers of The Trenches and, hopefully, help to bring into focus the larger picture. As […]
Behold: Neocon Echo Chamber Weighs In On Rand Paul’s Filibuster
Clear divisions in sociopolitical paradigms can be seen on any given day in the “conservative” collective. Let’s have a look at the neocon echo chamber’s response to Rand Paul’s momentous and founder-inspired filibuster which marched on for nearly 13 hours. Kenneth Gardner represents the typical neocon who incorrectly claims to be “conserving” America’s founding principles […]
FBI Confirms: They’re Listening - Will Anonymous Receive Their Protection?
This is a personal message to some very bad actors who, from every appearance, like to impersonate cops and commit other crimes. The headline seems crazy, but read the latest below in this ongoing chronicle and see if you don’t agree with the assessment as a very real possibility. The binding thread: no one likes […]
Jefferson: All Men Are Created Equal - Obama: That’s Not Good Enough
In his 2nd inaugural address, Obama continued to flaunt his axiological misunderstanding of America’s founding doctrines. Obama conjures equal rights, an alien theory dis-kindred to greater than hexadecaroon degree of the equal protection guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. For reference, here’s the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and […]
Federalism Follow-up
I know what you’re thinking. “After those three posts in that series (somewhere around 12,000 words, in total), you’re writing another piece on federalism?” Why, yes. Yes I am. And, if you haven’t seen the others, you should read Part 1 (Context), and Part 2 (Theory), and, most importantly, Part 3 (Practice). Based on the […]
Federalism: In Context, In Theory, and In Practice - Part 3
Part 3 - Practice This series began with a lengthy article exposing the latest attempt to circumvent the Constitution, under the rubric of “Progressive Federalism”. Another in-depth piece was posted yesterday, attempting to explain what Founding-era federalism actually is, as opposed to what we’ve been so carefully taught to believe. With that foundation laid down, […]
Federalism: In Context, In Theory, and In Practice - Part 2
Part 2: In Theory In Part One of this series, I laid out the case that federalism has been widely misconstrued, mercilessly ridiculed, and meticulously bastardized throughout the 20th century. This has culminated, in the past two years, with Heather Gerken’s “progressive federalism” lunacy (which I exposed in gory detail in that piece). The fact […]
Federalism: In Context, In Theory, and In Practice - Part 1
Ed. - Part 2 of this series is here. Part 3 of this series is here. Part 4 of this series is here. Part One: Context If you read The Trenches, follow any of our team on Twitter or Facebook, or speak to any of us in person, you’ve probably heard the term “federalism.” Further, if […]