1913

A good question to ask is, where did we go wrong? How did the United States change from the federation envisioned by the Constitution into the imperial power that attempts to smash everything under its feet (including, now, its own people)?

The United States made a sharp turn in the wrong direction in one year, 1913. Mike Tuggle's article gives a clear picture of the steps that were taken to consolidate authority in Washington that year.*

* Mr. Tuggle perhaps overemphasizes the Southern perspective in the article; however, since he is from North Carolina, we'll give him a pass...