The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
Heinlein's Sci-Fi classic contains some interesting thoughts on governance that are worth looking at today ... and it's a lot of fun to read! Read the rest of this entry »
July 9, 2010 1 Comment
The Road To Serfdom by F. A. Hayek
Hayek's Road to Serfdom is every bit as relevant today as when it was first written. Read the rest of this entry »
July 8, 2010 1 Comment
The Overton Window by Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck's new novel is not normal fare for What Would The Founders Think, but worth a quick read. Read the rest of this entry »
June 24, 2010 No Comments
What To Do?
What's a patriot to do? Kyle-Anne Shiver has some good ideas. Read the rest of this entry »
June 19, 2010 No Comments
Life of Washington by Anna Reed
A new "old" book reviewed. Life of Washington is a concise biography/history/Sunday School curriculum. Read the rest of this entry »
June 13, 2010 1 Comment
American Gospel by Jon Meacham
Jon Meacham's book, American Gospel, will make you think. He successfully argues that "public" religion is an integral ingredient in the American experiment. Read the rest of this entry »
June 8, 2010 1 Comment
Checks and Balances
In the United States, power is ultimately supposed to reside in the hands of the people. The Constitution is a system of checks and balances. Some of these are too often overlooked. Read the rest of this entry »
June 1, 2010 No Comments
Irony – The Worst of Both Worlds
Concerns about future Congresses setting their pay too low have proven to be unfounded. Read the rest of this entry »
May 31, 2010 No Comments
Revolutionary Characters: What Made The Founding Fathers Different by Gordon S. Wood
This book by Gordon S. Wood is a compilation of 8 essays that were previously published in articles, reviews or books by the author. These essays are neatly sandwiched between an introduction and an epilogue which the author uses to tie his central thesis together. This thesis is that the Founders were a unique elite and unwittingly designed a system that ultimately ensured that their like would be unlikely to arise again. According to Wood they were a class of self-made aristocrats that came about as a product of their time and situation. Read the rest of this entry »
May 29, 2010 2 Comments
The Coming Constitutional Debate: A Citizen’s Guide
I received an email from Hillsdale College today stating the following:
Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship is publishing a series of white papers on topics related to the revival of limited constitutional government. …
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