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Repealing the Seventeenth Amendment: Restoring the Republic’s Guardrails
The Seventeenth Amendment was sold to Americans as a Progressive Era triumph of democracy. Before 1913, state legislatures chose senators.… Read More
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The President Who Pushed Me Into Bitcoin Wasn’t Who You’d Expect —
It Was George W. Bush By Colonel Pete Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel | Founder, Tocqueville Liberty Institute The man who… Read More
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Was FDR the first American communist?
Sen. Mike Lee recently challenged the widespread ranking of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the “greatest” U.S. president. For years, I… Read More
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Civic Duty: The Third Leg of a Stable Democracy
Published on TheTocque.org A three-legged stool is one of the most elegant structures in all of engineering. Remove one leg,… Read More
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The Faith Leg – Why Liberty Needs Belief
Alexis de Tocqueville saw in 1835 that American liberty stands on a three-legged stool: faith, economics, and civics. The faith… Read More
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The Commerce Leg of Liberty: Why Sound Money Matters More Than Ever
I’m wrapping up the Bitcoin Conference 2026 today, and one truth keeps ringing louder than ever: sound money is the… Read More
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Liberty’s Three-Legged Stool
Imagine a stool with three legs. It looks simple, but it’s actually very clever. As long as all three legs… Read More
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Taiwan’s Untold Story: Part 2 – Post-War Turmoil and the Road to Democracy
Introduction Welcome back to Taiwan’s Untold Story, a three-part series from the Tocqueville Liberty Institute. I’m your host, Colonel Pete,… Read More
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