It won’t surprise many who follow Glenn Beck to hear that his The Original Argument is one weird book. The premise: Those famous essays by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, gathered in 1788 as The Federalist, are so critical to understanding the nature of the U.S. Constitution, and therefore to renewing our nation [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Glenn Beck’
The Founders vs. American Democracy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1776, American history, conservatives, finance, George Washington, Glenn Beck, historiography, James Madison, John Adams, liberty, Tea Party, Thomas Paine, U.S. Constitution on May 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s another comment that helps refine the discussion I’m interested in, this time posted on New Deal 2.0 in response to my final “Founding Finance” post there: I am curious where Jefferson (and for that matter Madison, Adams, Washington, and the other main framers) spoke hesitantly about democracy, the people, and the state legislatures. Conservatives [...]
Amendments, mobs, God, rights, guns, Pilgrims, Adams, etc.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1776, Alexander Hamilton, American history, American independence, Christianity, Christine O'Donnell, civil rights, Declaration of Independence, federal judiciary, Glenn Beck, James Madison, John Adams, left wing, liberals, liberty, Puritans, Samuel Adams, U.S. Constitution on December 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Responding here to a bunch of comments posted during recent months, since I don’t like burying and scattering the discussion: Elites versus the crowd. Working backward and starting with lacithedog’s comment on my “New Deal 2.0″ post. Laciethedog is reading Declaration and comments further on the “New Deal” post here. I appreciate the interest and [...]
What Would the Founders Think? (And Would It Really Matter?)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged American history, George Washington, Glenn Beck, James Madison, liberals, right wing, Tea Party, Thomas Jefferson, Whiskey Rebellion on September 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Another blog I’ve been engaging with is What Would the Founders Think?, which focuses on connecting current debate about the proper role of government in America to the political philosophy of the founders. One of its bloggers, Martin, and I have had some polite yet feisty exchanges on this blog: here and here. I find [...]
