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Online Access To The Founding Fathers Papers (and other interesting stuff from the web)

We've been a bit short on time this week, but I couldn't help but assemble a list of a few of the excellent bloggers we follow at WWTFT.

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September 30, 2011   4 Comments

Federalist No. 22

In Federalist No. 22, Hamilton continues his arguments about the inadequacies of the government under the Articles of Confederation, explaining its many deficiencies in everything from commerce to a consistent system of laws.

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September 28, 2011   No Comments

No Class, Not Underclass

In his recent speech to the CBC, President Obama attempts to get back to his "roots" and speak in the language of the little people.

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September 27, 2011   1 Comment

Signing Their Rights Away By Denise Kiernan & Joseph D’Agnese

Signing Their Rights Away
No other group at no other time could have done what the creators of the Constitution did. Exceptional men and scoundrels not withstanding, the real greatness of the Founders was in their totality.

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September 26, 2011   6 Comments

Reflections on The Republican Presidential Debate

Perhaps the most telling response came from Bachman who, in a rallying call to the conservative faithful, said this was the year when conservatives do not have to “settle.” Her meaning being that with a floundering president, a principled conservative can be elected. Unfortunately, it's not clear that there is such a candidate on the field.

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September 23, 2011   4 Comments

Washington Saw This Coming

The president apparently pays scant attention to history. If he did he would know it’s all been tried before with similarly lousy results.

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September 23, 2011   1 Comment

Early American War Series: Rosen Publishing

The American Revolutionary War
Rosen Publishing and Britannica have collaborated to produce some exceptional high school history books. The Early American War Series are not “dumbed down" and are historically accurate texts devoid of both cant and political bias.

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September 22, 2011   No Comments

The Poster Child For Relentless Spending

According to the President’s political ideology, the things government must do are legion. To do them, however, it is necessary to abrogate the limits imposed by the Constitution. Of course, that is not something the President says publicly.

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September 21, 2011   1 Comment

WWTFT T-Shirt Poll

Help us choose a T-Shirt Design! Which version of George Washington do you like?

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September 20, 2011   11 Comments

Daring Young Men By Richard Reeves

Daring Young Men
Without the courage demonstrated by Truman, the bravery of the air crews and the philanthropy of an exceptional people, freedom might be only a memory today in most, if not all of Europe. Richard Reeves tells the incredible story of the Berlin Airlift.

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September 20, 2011   No Comments