What Sparked the American Revolution, and the Fight We’re Facing Now

Clifford Ribner traces the Founders’ real trigger for 1776 to today’s growth of centralized power, and why separation of powers still protects your liberty.

The American Revolution wasn’t vague rhetoric; it listed a bill of particulars that spelled out exactly why the colonists resisted concentrated government power. In this video, Clifford Ribner connects the Declaration of Independence and Federalist No. 47 to the modern administrative state, showing how separation of powers remains the core safeguard of freedom. You’ll see the Declaration’s key grievances, Madison’s warning about combining legislative, executive, and judicial power, and historical moments that expanded federal authority, from early railroad regulation to the birth of the FBI, so you can judge what we’re facing now.