The Founders and the Constitution, Part 9: George Washington
Washington influenced the Constitution’s operation far more as president than as a framer.
Why Biden Can’t Use the 14th Amendment to Raise the Debt Ceiling
Not raising the debt limit doesn’t cause default; it just forces the federal government to run a balanced budget.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 8: Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton helped get the Constitution adopted, but wanted a much stronger central government.
Audio: No, the Constitution is not racist—and never was.
This audio corrects myths about the Founders’ attitudes toward slavery and the purpose of the “three-fifths compromise.”
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 7: John Rutledge
An astonishing number of Rutledge’s ideas ended up in the final Constitution.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 6: James Wilson
Despite the clear wording of the 10th Amendment, apologists for federal power still use Wilson’s “inherent sovereign authority” theory.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 5: Edmund Randolph
If not for Edmund Randolph, America’s most populous and most influential state would have rejected the Constitution. George Washington would have been ineligible for the presidency. The Union would have been smothered in its cradle.
Scholar Finds that Congress’s Power over Amendments Conventions is Strictly Limited
Dr. Wieciech is to be commended for examining an important constitutional issue and arriving at generally well-based conclusions.
Who Called the Constitutional Convention? The Commonwealth of Virginia
The Virginia legislature, not Congress, called the Constitutional Convention.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 4: John Dickinson
Without John Dickinson we might not have a Constitution.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 2: John Adams
Although John Adams didn’t attend the 1787 Constitutional Convention, he laid much of the groundwork.
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 1: Introduction
Although the men profiled in this series often disagreed with each other, each played a part of which Americans can be proud.
