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Alexander Hamilton

A man “unprincipled in private life, desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper”: The founders expected someone like Trump

John Fea   |  August 7, 2023

As Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center reminds us, the founding fathers anticipated “a demagogic challenge to the rule of law.” Here is a taste of his piece at The Wall Street Journal: The allegations in the indictment of Donald...

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“His rotundity” versus a supposed atheist and anarchist

John Fea   |  March 7, 2023

Over at his Substack, historian William Hogeland is telling “lurid tales” of American elections. He begins his series with the presidential election of 1796. Here is a taste of his post: Jefferson supporters, labeling Adams “His Rotundity,” claimed that the...

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The class conflict at the heart of the American Revolution

John Fea   |  December 12, 2022

Over at Jacobin, historian William Hogeland discusses his ongoing work on “workers” and “elites” in the late eighteenth century. Here is a taste of his interview with Astra Taylor: ASTRA TAYLOR: Can you talk about what your narrative of America’s...

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“If you stand for nothing Burr, what’ll you fall for?”

John Fea   |  May 12, 2021

Today’s GOP may want to listen to this Hamilton classic:...

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The Author’s Corner with Dennis Rasmussen

Annie Thorn   |  February 25, 2021

Dennis Rasmussen is Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University. This interview is based on his new book, Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America’s Founders (Princeton University Press, 2021). JF: What led you to write Fears of...

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What are we getting wrong about Alexander Hamilton’s economic theories?

John Fea   |  December 18, 2020

Over at Boston Review, Michael Busch interviews Christian Parenti, author of Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder. Here is a taste: Michael Busch: You published Radical Hamilton in August with Verso Books. Let’s start at the beginning: Who was Alexander […]

The Author’s Corner with Lisa Tucker

Annie Thorn   |  November 19, 2020

Lisa Tucker is Associate Professor of Law at Drexel University. This interview is based on her new book, Hamilton and the Law: Reading Today’s Most Contentious Legal Issues through the Hit Musical (Cornell University Press, 2020). JF: What led you...

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Hamilton and slavery at the Schuyler Mansion

John Fea   |  October 30, 2020

Here is Indiana Nash’s piece at The Daily Gazette, a newspaper that covers the Albany region: The Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site is working to parse fact from fiction when it comes to Alexander Hamilton’s role as an enslaver. While...

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Another time in American history when the people did not trust the experts

John Fea   |  October 26, 2020

I was struck this morning by a passage from Thomas Slaughter’s The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution: Hamilton…succeeded in getting the endorsement of the respected Philadelphia College of Physicians. These medical doctors and teachers enthusiastically supported his...

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Out of the Zoo: Do Better

Annie Thorn   |  October 14, 2020

Annie Thorn is a junior history major from Kalamazoo, Michigan and our intern here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home.  As part of her internship she is writing a weekly column titled “Out of the Zoo.” It focuses on life as...

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Songs of the Day

John Fea   |  August 24, 2020

From Hamilton: The Musical: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZfzuJ8oVpE&w=560&h=315] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYQPP49MSEk&w=560&h=315]...

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Song of the Day

John Fea   |  August 7, 2020

“Dear Theodosia”: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKpJjdKcjeo&w=560&h=315]...

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Thoughts on Trump’s Proposed “National Garden of American Heroes”

John Fea   |  July 6, 2020

  At his July 3, 2020 speech at Mount Rushmore, Donald Trump said: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alEE-5Pk5DQ&w=560&h=315] More here. And here is the text of the executive order: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws...

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Hamilton Mania returns to America. Here are some resources.

John Fea   |  July 4, 2020

I have yet to see the Hamilton movie on Disney+.  We are hoping to watch it as a family next week. This weekend I have been getting flashbacks as I watch historians taking to Twitter to place the musical in historical...

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Episode 68: The History of the Presidential Cabinet

John Fea   |  May 31, 2020

The members of Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet are regular features of the 24-hour news cycle. He has fired members of his cabinet who challenge his thinking on a host of foreign and domestic issues. Just ask Rex Tillerson, James Mattis,...

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Os Guinness’s Appeal to the Past is Deeply Problematic

John Fea   |  May 25, 2020

Watch Christian speaker and author Os Guinness deliver a speech titled 1776 vs. 1789: the Roots of the Present Crisis. It is part of an event hosted by the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview.  Someone sent it to me...

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Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s AP US History Masterclass–TODAY

John Fea   |  May 1, 2020

Noon, May 1: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fSQkPJpBqM&w=560&h=315]...

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The Hamilton Education Program (EduHam) is Now Free Online

John Fea   |  April 21, 2020

Teachers: EduHam at Home was created in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak that forced school closures throughout the country. It is an extension of the Hamilton Education Program (EduHam), which has served more than 200,000 students across...

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Would the Founders Have Recognized GOP Arguments Against Trump’s Removal?

John Fea   |  February 9, 2020

As we enter the 2020 election season I have been trying to do more writing for local and regional outlets here in Pennsylvania. This morning I have an op-ed on the impeachment trial at LNP/Lancaster On-Line (formerly Intelligencer Journal-Lancaster New Era). ...

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Some Context for Adam Schiff’s Hamilton Quote

John Fea   |  January 22, 2020

Adam Schiff opened the first day of arguments in the Trump impeachment trial with a quote from an enclosure in an August 18, 1792 letter from Alexander Hamilton to George Washington.  His choice of texts is getting a lot of...

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