We have come to the point in our culture in which practically every problem is countered with the question, "What is the government going to do about it?" or with the statement, "There ought to be a law!"  Down to the most mundane and minute problem, most people expect the "government" to fix it. Most ...Read More...

Here is an example of nullification and civil resistance from Tennessee’s own history.  This account is taken from A History of Tennessee, an elementary level public school textbook first published in 1899. “In 1797 it was charged against William Blount in the United State Senate that ...Read More...

The term interposition has been out of use in everyday language for over a hundred years, but it is making a resurgence.  The use of interposition during the 18th and 19th centuries has been studied in history classes, but most students quickly forget the term after their exams.  Interposition ...Read More...