Our Sacred Honor: Writs of Assistance and the Mercantile Roots of 1776 │ BardsFM

Podcast: BardsFM · Scott Kesterson

Opublikowano: 2026-10-12

EMPShield protect your vehicles and home. Promo code BARDS: Click here Episode 4248 │ October 11, 2026 Scott Kesterson on Boston, 1761: the writs of assistance allowed “search and seizure of goods in your home... without any warrant.” WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS Rochelle Porto joins Scott Kesterson to trace the writs of assistance, the general search warrants British customs officers used in the colonies. They follow James Otis Jr. and the 1761 Boston case, the trade rules those writs enforced, and how a smuggling economy pushed colonists toward independence. They tie it to Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nation...