Power Shift, Part 4: The Spanish-American War, the American Empire, and Progressivism
Abstract: The Spanish-American War is perhaps the least understood, crucial events in American History. It ushered in an era of the American Empire that build upon the previous westward expansion of the US. Empires need money and power. The US…
Power Shift, Part 3: The Civil War
“My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could…
Power Shift, Part 2: Judicial Review
The constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. It is emphatically the province and duty of…
Powershift, Part 1: Overview of the Inflection Points
Abstract: During the course of US history, the balance of power between the states and the federal government shifted to the federal government through a series of inflection points tied to key events. “The American Republic will endure until the…
