The Lie Americans Were Sold For generations, Americans were told a comforting story. The Constitution would protect liberty. Checks and balances would restrain government. Elections would keep power accountable. That was the theory. Reality looks very different. Today the federal government monitors financial transactions, collects massive amounts of digital data, and regulates nearly every sector of the economy. Agencies most Americans have never voted for wield enormous authority. Meanwhile, the banking system and the political class grow closer by the year. Power expanded. Liberty shrank. And the Founders actually warned this could happen. A Lesson From Early American History When the Constitution was debated in the late 1700s, not everyone trusted the new federal government. In fact, many Americans were…
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