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Path to Liberty
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Michael Boldin covers the original constitution, principles of the revolution, and strategy – all with an eye on advancing liberty.
Episodes
Path to LibertyThe TRAP They Saw Coming: 5 Mechanisms of Tyranny
The Anti-Federalists knew exactly where it would lead - unchecked power, endless taxes, and the death of the republic - and of liberty. The post The TRAP They…
Path to LibertyYou Can’t Comply Your Way Out of Tyranny
“A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.” Jefferson didn’t just say it - he meant it, even when he opposed the cause. Because the principle was bigger…
Path to LibertyThe Real Enemies of America Aren’t Who You Think
The Founders warned us. We ignored them. These eight enemies aren't at the gates - they’re already inside, destroying the Constitution and liberty - from…
Path to LibertyYou’ve Been Lied to Since Day One
Five constitutional truths they almost never teach. Because if they did, we wouldn’t live under the largest government in history. The post You’ve Been…
Path to LibertyLiberty OR Empire: You Can’t Have Both
Every empire follows the same script, but this isn't the version you're used to. It's not about overextension, debt, or even manipulating the money - those are…
Path to LibertyWar Power Showdown: James Madison vs the Executive Branch
There is no situation - ever - where the President can unilaterally take the United States to war. No emergency. No exception. No loophole. James Madison made…
Path to LibertyNo Constitution Can Ever Fix This
Benjamin Franklin warned, “This can only end in despotism.” He knew that when the people themselves become corrupt, liberty doesn’t stand a chance. He wasn’t…
Path to LibertyThe Day Rebellion Became Law: June 12, 1776
On June 12, 1776, Virginia made rebellion law. They didn’t ask for permission - they said take it, whether government likes it or not. In this episode, we’re…
Path to LibertyNational Debt: WEAPON to Destroy Freedom Exposed
Again and again, the leading minds of the American founding warned that debt would lead to corruption, war, tyranny - and collapse. Today, that curse is bigger…
Path to LibertyThe Forgotten Resolutions That Actually Started Independence
On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee stood before the Continental Congress with a resolution declaring that the united colonies were free and independent states…
Path to LibertyTREASON: How Patrick Henry Ignited the Revolution
In 1765, after the British passed the Stamp Act, a 29-year-old freshman legislator in Virginia named Patrick Henry pushed back - hard. His Virginia Resolves…
Path to LibertyJudicial TYRANNY: Jefferson’s Four Forgotten Warnings
Thomas Jefferson sounded the alarm over the greatest threat to the Constitution and your liberty: the federal judiciary. On this episode, learn his four…
Path to LibertyBLASTING Hamilton’s National Bank: John Taylor’s Forgotten Takedown
In 1794, John Taylor of Caroline launched a direct assault on Alexander Hamilton’s entire financial regime - the national bank, the debt, the funding system…
Path to Liberty“For Your Safety” – The Lie That Destroys Liberty
From ancient empires to modern regimes, the story never changes: every government knows nothing expands power faster than fear. Fear is the tool, the trigger…
Path to LibertyLaw as a Weapon: How Tyrants Say it’s “Legal” to Crush You
The biggest crimes against liberty aren’t committed in the shadows - they happen in broad daylight, all dressed up as “law,” “justice,” and the “public good.”…
Path to LibertySilenced! The Founders’ WAR on Cancel Culture EXPOSED!
The first step to tyranny is always the same: silence your opposition. Once they take your voice, everything else comes easy. That’s exactly what the British…
Path to LibertyThe TEA ACT: A Trap “WORSE THAN DEATH”
It wasn’t about tea. It was about power - the principle that Parliament could tax the colonies without consent. Even a “trifling sum” meant surrender. The Tea…
Path to LibertyThe Brutal Truth: You Don’t Live in a “Land of the Free”
WHO ARE A FREE PEOPLE? Freedom doesn’t come from good intentions or survival by luck - it depends on a government so tightly checked that any unconstitutional…
Path to LibertyYOU’RE NOT FREE YET: The Brutal Price You Must Pay!
Going from the largest government in history to a real land of the free won’t be quick or easy. The Founders and old Revolutionaries told us the truth: there…
Path to LibertyFirst They Lie. Then They Crush You.
Politics is the science of fraud - and politicians are its professors. Richard Henry Lee wasn’t warning about a few bad apples; he was calling out the entire…
Path to LibertyAre You Falling for the Oldest Trick in Tyranny’s Playbook?
They call it “just this once.” But that’s how it always begins. One unconstitutional act becomes a precedent - and suddenly, lawless power becomes routine…
Path to LibertyThe Founders’ Warning: Why THIS Power Spells Tyranny!
The Founders didn’t just fight tyranny - they defined exactly what it was: arbitrary power. In this episode, we dig into how they viewed it, why they saw it as…
Path to LibertyIT WAS GUN CONTROL: Not Taxes.
They want you to think the War for Independence was about taxes. The truth? The fighting started with gun control. On April 19, 1775 - at Lexington and Concord…
Path to LibertyTaxation Will Bleed You Dry: Anti-Federalist Warnings Ignored
More than a century before the 16th Amendment and the IRS, the Anti-Federalists warned that the Constitution’s taxing power would be used to bleed the people…
Path to LibertyGeneral Welfare: You’ve Been Lied to. Here’s the Proof.
James Madison called it absurd to say Congress may do whatever it wants under the general Welfare clause. But that’s exactly how politicians treat it today -…
Path to LibertyTYRANNY: Legislating from the Bench is Bad – But THIS is Even Worse
The Constitution draws a line between the powers of each branch of the federal government. Just like “legislating from the bench,” when Congress hands its…
Path to LibertyThe Forgotten Warning That Predicted America’s Collapse
Over 200 years ago, Noah Webster warned that the greatest threat to truth and liberty wasn’t foreign enemies - it was something far worse, from within. In this…
Path to LibertyTREASON: The Untold Truth about Unconstitutional Power
TREASON. INVASION. CONQUEST. The Founders didn’t see unconstitutional power as just bad policy - they saw it as a kind of war against the people. In this…
Path to LibertyHow to Protect Shipping Routes without Shredding the Constitution
Defending ocean trade routes doesn’t require shredding the Constitution. When French warships were seizing hundreds of American vessels, President John Adams…
Path to LibertyLysander Spooner vs the Supreme Court: The Judicial Supremacy Lie
“An unconstitutional judicial decision is no more binding than an unconstitutional legislative act.” With that one line, Lysander Spooner demolished the…
Path to LibertyAlien Enemies Act: Why James Madison DIDN’T Oppose it
"With respect to alien enemies, no doubt has been intimated as to the federal authority over them." That was James Madison, referring to the Alien Enemies Act…
Path to LibertyThe “Declare War” Lie: What the Founders and Constitution REALLY Said
Almost every politician and so-called expert wants you to believe the president can unilaterally take the United States to war - just as long as they don’t…
Path to LibertyThe Supremacy Clause Hoax: How We Became What the Founders Fought
Federal law is NOT always supreme - far from it. That’s a myth ripped straight from the British system that sparked the American Revolution. This episode…
Path to LibertyThe Forgotten Law That Caused the American Revolution
On March 18, 1766, the British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act - but on the very same day, they passed something far more dangerous: the Declaratory Act…
Path to Liberty3 Simple Steps to DESTROY the Constitution (They’re Already Doing It!)
Destroying the Constitution and liberty might be easier than you think. In this episode, learn exactly how it could happen - hypothetically speaking, of…
Path to LibertyThe Forgotten Boston Massacre Speech They Wanted to Silence
In 1771, James Lovell stood before a massive crowd in Boston to deliver a speech commemorating the first anniversary of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770…
Path to LibertyNecessary and Proper: The Big Lie That Unleashed Big Government
"Undefined, unbounded, and immense power" - that's what anti-federalists warned we'd eventually get under the Necessary and Proper Clause. Today, it's easily…
Path to LibertyUnconstitutional Laws? Nullification: THE Remedy They Don’t Want You to Know
Nullification is THE rightful remedy for ALL unconstitutional acts - that’s how Thomas Jefferson put it. But he was far from alone. In this episode, get the…
Path to LibertyMarbury v. Madison Exposed: The Shocking Truth Behind Judicial Review
Almost everything in modern "constitutional law" is based on a myth that dates back to Chief Justice John Marshall and the 1803 case of Marbury v. Madison…
Path to LibertyDid We Betray the Founders? 5 Ignored Warnings Prove It
The Founders knew the path to tyranny - and how to avoid it. So how did the former "land of the free" become home to the largest government in history? In this…
Path to LibertyThe Whiskey Rebellion Coverup: What They Don’t Want You to Know
Almost everything we've been taught about the Whiskey Rebellion is based on a coverup - one designed to push the myth that federal power is unbeatable and…
Path to LibertyHow to Enforce the Constitution: Whether the Government Likes it or Not
Despite the fact that government-run "education" never teaches it, the Founders told us exactly how to enforce the Constitution - without waiting on the…
Path to LibertyIgnore the Court? The Real Checks and Balances in the Founders Constitution
The Constitution is supreme - not acts of Congress, not a president’s views, and not court opinions. The Framers repeatedly affirmed this. So, who decides when…
Path to Liberty3 War Powers Myths That Totally Misrepresent the Constitution
“Until war is Constitutionally declared, the nation and all its members must observe and preserve peace.” That was John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the…
Path to LibertyForgotten Lessons from James Otis: Warnings We Ignored
Years before the Declaration of Independence, James Otis Jr. laid the intellectual foundation for the American Revolution - championing natural rights…
Path to LibertyRecess Appointments: Forgotten Constitutional Limits from the Founders
Even Alexander Hamilton - no opponent of big, centralized government - held a far more restrictive view of executive power on “recess appointments” than most…
Path to LibertyA Weapon to Destroy Freedom: Founders’ Forgotten Warnings
The “customary weapon” to destroy freedom. That’s how George Washington described the danger of turning a blind eye to violations of the Constitution - and he…
Path to Liberty2nd Amendment: Founders Ignored Strategy to Stop Invasions of Your Rights
When government violates your right to keep and bear arms, the Founders called it an invasion of liberty. But they didn’t just complain - they gave us a…
Path to LibertyForgotten Anti-Federalist Warnings on the Constitution from Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Gerry warned that “the existence of their liberties will soon be terminated” under the Constitution without significant amendments. As one of the most…
Path to LibertyOath vs Censorship: Jefferson on the Duty to Stop Unconstitutional Laws
An act against the Constitution is no law at all - it’s void. This principle, rooted in the American Revolution and the debates over the Constitution’s…
Path to LibertyConspiracy: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings about Centralization
Luther Martin, the Anti-Federalist firebrand, predicted that the Constitution would lead to a national system of consolidated power that could never secure…
Path to LibertyFederal Robbery: Asset Forfeiture Program Helps States Steal
Civil asset forfeiture is theft. Despite the fact that a growing number of states are limiting or even ending this practice, there’s a massive loophole. A…
Path to Liberty10th Amendment Explained: Tench Coxe on State vs Federal Power
"Independent of the control or interference of the federal government." That’s how Tench Coxe described the vast majority of power under the Constitution -…
Path to LibertyGovernment is Evil: Timeless Lessons from Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
January 10, 1776: Thomas Paine didn’t hold back in Common Sense. Far more than just a call for independence from Britain, it was a bold and uncompromising…
Path to LibertyMost Important Inaugural Address: Forgotten Principles of Jefferson
The 10th Amendment, peace, cutting spending and debt, and eliminating taxes - these are just a few of the key principles Thomas Jefferson outlined in his first…
Path to LibertyForgotten Dangers of Political Parties: Warnings We’ve Ignored for too Long
We’re diving into one of the Founders’ most critical lessons: the dangers of factions and party spirit. To truly understand their warnings, we’ll explore the…
Path to LibertyBenjamin Franklin’s Almanack Uncovered: Wisdom They Don’t Want You to Know
Today - like every day - is a perfect time to revisit the timeless wisdom of his Poor Richard’s Almanack. First published on December 28, 1732, it became a…
Path to LibertyJames Madison’s Forgotten Plan to Stop Federal Tyranny Revealed
The states are “duty bound to interpose.” That’s how James Madison put it in his Virginia Resolutions, passed Dec 21 and 24, 1798, against the Alien and…
Path to LibertyForgotten Anti-Federalist Warnings: The Pennsylvania Dissent
One of the most influential Anti-Federalist essays against the Constitution didn’t come from a single writer. It came from a group of delegates at the…
Path to LibertyThese Are the Times That Try Men’s Souls: Words That Saved the Revolution
With those unforgettable words, Thomas Paine lit a fire in the hearts of patriots during one of the darkest moments of the American Revolution. First published…