Writes Tom White:

I went to Philadelphia with my nine-year-old daughter and visited the Liberty Bell, Franklin Court, Betsy Ross home, and finally Independence Hall. After the usual bag checks*, we waited in line to enter the old Pennsylvania State House. They allow a group of thirty or so in at a time, escorted by a park ranger. We gathered in a room before the tour started. The park ranger begins to tell us about the Continental Congress gathering to “fix” the Articles of Confederation. He starts by saying “There were four main problems with the Articles of Confederation. First, it gave the new country no authority to establish an army. Second, it had no power to make treaties with foreign governments. Third, they were unable to print money. Finally, they could not raise and collect taxes.” At this, some in the crowd began to clap. The ranger made some comment about April 15th might make some feel this way.
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*Someone had left a baby stroller and bag near the line, because you were not allowed to take them in the buildings for whatever reason. After asking those of us in line it it was ours, a park ranger cautiously approached it with a metal detector wand before wheeling the suspicious package away.

The Best of Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.