Author: Paul Engel

I’ve received several questions about the scope of the Bill of Rights, often around ideas that can be summed up … Continue ReadingThe First Amendment and the Supremacy Clause

In order to understand “Freedom of the Press”, we must define what the press is. Source: The Constitution Study – … Continue ReadingWhat is Freedom of the Press?

Athens, TN is the county seat of McMinn county.  Located in eastern Tennessee about halfway between Chattanooga and Knoxville, in … Continue ReadingThe Battle of Athens, TN

John Parker was a captain leading the Massachusetts militia in the battle of Lexington. When the British commander ordered the … Continue ReadingLet it begin here

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator … Continue ReadingExpanding on What is a Right

I was watching a YouTube video the other day about how most people play Monopoly wrong because they don’t read … Continue ReadingDo we run the United States like a game of Monopoly?

As we celebrate this national day of Thanksgiving, let us not forget to give thanks for living in one of … Continue ReadingThanksgiving 2018

Washington today reminds me of the old westerns I used to watch as a kid and still love today.  You … Continue ReadingWashington, The Western