No, Alexander Hamilton Wouldn’t Have Supported Trump’s Impeachment
A recent Washington Post essay declares Alexander Hamilton would support Donald Trump’s impeachment, but it wildly misunderstands — and misrepresents — Hamilton’s writings.
A Close Reading Of Federalist No. 10 Shows John Locke Doesn’t Have A Lock On The Founders
An investigation of those who made an impression on James Madison reveals the forgotten impact of two Founding Era philosophers: David Hume, and Adam Smith.
No, Today’s America Would Not Surprise The Founders In The Least
Equipped with knowledge of history and of human nature, the Founders had possibly the greatest predictive power of any group of people throughout history.
Why The U.S. Founders Rooted The Legislative Branch In Natural Law
Our laws are intended to be an expression of our God-given ability to reason.
What Congress Lost With The Dying Art Of Deliberation
In the first lecture of Hillsdale College’s free online course about Congress, Dr. Larry Arnn explains the legislative branch’s intended purpose, and how our modern legislators have failed to fulfill it.
What Keeps America From Civil War Is Not Markets But Shared First Principles
Jay Cost’s recent article in National Review attempts to answer an increasingly important question about why and how the United States remains united, but he misses something.
How The Constitution Brought Slavery To An End
The Founding Fathers’ understanding of equality and the way they structured our government enabled abolitionists to abolish slavery and hold the union together.
How The Second Amendment Prevents Tyranny
The Second Amendment was supposed to protect us from government by dispersing its coercive power among the people. We still adhere to that system today.
How The Constitution Promotes Liberty Through Separation Of Powers
The Constitution is still in place today because it works with, rather than fight against, mankind’s ambitious nature.
How The Constitution Prevents Tyranny And Safeguards Liberty
Separation of powers, checks and balances, and a strong, independent judiciary are what keep the United States from devolving into failed democracies of the past.
Why It’s Absolutely Vital We Understand America’s Founding Principles
In the second lecture of Hillsdale College’s free online Constitution 101 course, Professor West analyzes America’s founding principles as spelled out in the Declaration of Independence.
4 Core American Principles That Can Rejuvenate Our Country
It will take more than walls and jobs to ‘make America great again.’ We need to return to the philosophies that undergirded the American founding.
You Can Love The Founding Fathers And Still Think The Electoral College Sucks
Most everything in the Constitution has stood the test of time, but the method for electing the president was the Founders’ biggest error.
The Founding Fathers Followed These 9 Simple Steps When They Created America
Today is Constitution Day. Here’s what the Founders’ path to writing the Constitution can teach us about how to accomplish our typically much humbler pursuits.
What America’s Founders Could Teach The European Union
The European Union isn’t going to work as well as a federation as the United States have.
Donald Trump Displays The Perils Of Populism
Donald Trump’s anti-intellectual populism shows why Republicans shouldn’t try to be the party of the regular guys against the eggheads.
Does the Constitution Encourage the Election of Demagogues?
Andrew Sabl joined the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss populism, David Hume and the virtues of hypocrisy.
Think We Can Say Goodbye To Obama In 2017? Think Again
Once he leaves office, President Obama’s time in the public spotlight will only have just begun.
In Omnibus Bills, Americans Get Rolled
Call it logrolling, call it cronyism—the important point is that omnibus legislation such as the recently passed spending and tax bills is bad for America.
End Lifetime Judicial Appointments
Lifetime appointments have failed their intended purpose of ensuring judicial independence.
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