Today's Politicos vs The Words and Deeds of The Founders

Federalist No. 7 is another Hamilton authored essay arguing for Union and against separate State sovereignties or confederacies. It is a continuation of previous arguments in Nos. 5 and 6.

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Liberty and Civilization is 160 pages of intellectual thought on the sources of liberty in western culture. It contains essays by notable thinkers like Jeremy Rabkin, Robert Bork, Paul Johnson and others.

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The oppression that many in the black community remain angry about has been imposed by the Democrat Party, yet the majority of blacks are loyal to the party. Tea Party activist Zo Rachel asks why?

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Will Rogers once said, "if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging." President Obama and his disciples would be wise to take that advice seriously.

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James Best's Tempest at Dawn is great interpretation of what it must have been like behind the scenes at the Constitutional Convention.

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Kenneth Minogue’s The Servile Mind provides a variation on the theme of Thomas Sowell's classic Conflict of Visions. In The Servile Mind, Minogue engagingly lays out the fundamental differences of philosophy between radicalism and conservatism.

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After a brief respite, Hamilton resumes his arguments on behalf of the ratification. In Federalist No. 6 he continues Jay's arguments for the increased security offered by Union. Hamilton engages in a history lesson for his readers to support his contentions.

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Federalist No. 5 is nearly the last of John Jay's contribution to this project. In it he continues his arguments against the formation of multiple confederacies or bordering nation states in favor of the advantages of having one strong union. He cites interesting examples from the history of Britain and Europe to make his point. Perhaps most interesting is his near clairvoyance in describing what would come to pass in the American civil war.

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Federalist No. 4 is a continuation of John Jay's arguments for consolidation of the federal government and the increased security derived from it. There is an interesting bit about the predilections of absolute monarchs that are still relevant today.

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The tone and timbre of the one nation rally in D.C. provides a stark contrast to the Restoring Honor rally of 8-28. Socialism, social justice, and divisiveness characterize the October 2nd event.

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