John Dickinson and the Case Against Independence
Only by understanding the risks and terrors Dickinson predicted can we fully appreciate the courage of those who were determined to face them.
The Constitution and the Trump Tariffs
The President reads Congress’s delegation of authority correctly, but Congress’s delegation goes beyond that permitted in the Constitution.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 4: John Dickinson
Without John Dickinson we might not have a Constitution.
Jon Caldara interviews Rob Natelson on John Dickinson, “The Most Underrated Founder”
Watch this interview and learn what we owe to John Dickinson.
Fifth (and last) in a Series: John Dickinson and the Ratification of the Constitution
Any states that allowed the federal government to interfere in their sovereign jurisdiction would be guilty of a breach of trust, for the “trustees or servants of the several states” were obliged to protect the authority citizens had placed in them.
Fourth in a Series: John Dickinson’s Contributions to the Constitution
The list of constitutional provisions impacted by Dickinson is a very long one.
Third in a Series: John Dickinson During the Continental and Confederation Periods
Dickinson was one of the few to free his own slaves during his lifetime.
Second in a Series: The Message of the Farmer Letters
“We cannot be happy without being free,” Dickinson wrote in Farmer Letter XII. “We cannot be free without being secure in our own property … We cannot be secure in our property, if, without our consent, others may take it away.”
First In a Series: John Dickinson Comes Into Prominence
This year marks the 250th anniversary of one of the most influential series of writings in American history.
