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The article discusses the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, sometimes referred to as the Bill of Rights. According to the author, these amendments might not have been passed had they been introduced in the political and social climate of the 21st century. Topics include liberty, freedom of speech, and gun control.

The author considers the distinction between democracy and liberty. In his view elections are just one aspect of liberty and a civil society. He cites the abolition of slavery and segregation in the U.S. as examples of liberty that came about by means other than elections. He approvingly cites restraints on democracy's ability to restrict liberties that are included in the U.S. Constitution.

The author considers the growth of autonomous vehicles in the U.S. and the possibility that the federal government will seek to ban driving at some point in the future. Topics discussed include the threat posed by the driverless car to individual freedom and privacy, the merits of owning a car as opposed to public transportation, and the emergence of a cybernetic ecology.

The article discusses the significance of, in addition to historical misunderstandings of, the English charter signed by English king John and other nobles known as the Magna Carta Libertatum upon its 800th anniversary in 2015. The article examines the concept of the American Revolution not as a rebellion in the true sense but a restoration of the principles suggested in the Magna Carta. The author discusses the reliance of American revolutionaries such as Virginian Patrick Henry upon their British heritage when asserting their rights