Category — Alexander Hamilton

Federalist No. 78 is a defense and justification of the structure of the judiciary branch. This is an attempt to distill Hamilton's prose into 21st Century terms.   Read the rest of this entry »

It's no surprise that Obama, who is often questioned on his versions of facts, should have departed from the truth. It is that he would do so on matters so easily disproved. Perhaps the people's lack of discernment is so widespread that he can get by with it.   Read the rest of this entry »

Chernow's book is enjoyable and he doesn't hesitate to draw conclusions. However, you know when he is doing so.   Read the rest of this entry »

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” — Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777

Since posting my “call to action”  after the passage of Obamacare, I have …

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Upon reading the title of Federalist No. 6, Concerning Danger from War Between the States, I thought, “I’ll just give it a cursory read.”  (I intend to read them all.)  There are distinct groupings of the Federalist Papers. Some …

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