My Cheat Sheet to The Federalist Papers
Long ago I made the mistake of wading unprepared into The Federalist Papers. In 1970 your humble blogger was a high school sophomore who bit off more than he could… Read more »
Tag: The Federalist
Mark Levin’s Liberty Amendments: Part IV
John Trenchard wrote in 1698 that government was a mere piece of clockwork, acting in the manner of its construction. The art of the politician, therefore, was to ensure that… Read more »
Mark Levin’s Liberty Amendments: The Federalist II
I’m perplexed that Article V opponents have not, from time to time, embraced Federalist Numbers 49 & 50. Taken together in isolation from 48 and 51, a superficial read of… Read more »
Mark Levin’s Liberty Amendments: The Federalist I
As Mark Levin explained in Chapter One, he undertook his project not because he believed the “Constitution, as originally structured, is outdated and outmoded, thereby requiring modernization through amendments, but… Read more »
The Framers’ President II
As outlined in posts here and here, the electoral system of Article II was designed to produce presidents of the caliber of George Washington and not that of Barack Obama and… Read more »
Article V: Let Experience be Our Guide
Article V opponents often echo, from The John Birch Society and Eagle Forum talking points, an admonition to “Just enforce the Constitution we have.” On the other hand, our Framers,… Read more »
Donald Trump: The Echo of Our Framers’ Uncorrupted President
In the 68th Federalist, Alexander Hamilton praised the Electoral College. “The process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will never be held by any man… Read more »