That’s what Thomas Jefferson would be celebrating today. Unlike so many Americans, he would not be celebrating the American empire, with its “unitary executive,” swarms of tax-collecting bureaucrats, its militarization of society, protectionism, economic fascism, suspension of habeas corpus, domestic spying, etc., etc. The Hamiltonian republic that we now live under, which is celebrated by the liberal/left and neocons alike, is the opposite of Jefferson’s dream of an “empire of liberty.”

Thanks to Tom DiLorenzo for that accurate greeting. I also like to think of it as the day we overthrew the government, or at least its foreign occupiers. UPDATE: Will Grigg adds, “Happy Rebellion Day.”