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lessons of James Madison's great insights "

Like his belief that financial institutions and capitalism were bad? How he and Jefferson took pride in not understanding the basic concepts of finance while Hamilton had to push for a capitalist society.

You really wear your socialism on your sleeve... don't bleed on me commie.... your bleeding heart pumps black death
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Forgive me for suggesting that even some FReepers might agree that calling Jefferson and Madison socialists smacks of un-Americanism.

The fact that he pulls convenient quotes and historical tid bits without recognizing the context in which he is using it smacks of socialism. It is classic for socialist and social re constructionist or structuralist, to began their assault on American virtue at the very base of institutions. In this case he is quoting James Madison to further his socialist agenda which is the antipathy of capitalism.

By using James Madison who along with Jefferson pushed for agrarian economics and less on commerce, he is co-oping American heroes into his corner in order to further social agendas developed by Marx during the 19th century.

Furthermore, since Madison is pop culture and an American icon, these socialist using a strategy based on the Italian philosophy of Antonio Gramsci which is to infiltrate the institutions of America and control them from within to weaken the base. After the base is sufficiently weakened the socialist take the nation by the leash into red waters.

Un American? It is only un American to not know your enemies... know what they are doing before they do it; this guy is using philosophical arguments from the Revolutionary war to undermine are nation. Why not philosophies from Barny Frank or Hillary Clinton? Because it doesn't quite have the ring of Madison or Jefferson; furthermore, historical arguments about the divisions of the founding fathers are legitimate not un American.