[Publius]

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Earlier threads:

FReeper Book Club: The Debate over the Constitution
5 Oct 1787, Centinel #1
6 Oct 1787, James Wilson’s Speech at the State House
8 Oct 1787, Federal Farmer #1
9 Oct 1787, Federal Farmer #2
18 Oct 1787, Brutus #1
22 Oct 1787, John DeWitt #1
27 Oct 1787, John DeWitt #2
27 Oct 1787, Federalist #1
31 Oct 1787, Federalist #2
3 Nov 1787, Federalist #3
5 Nov 1787, John DeWitt #3
7 Nov 1787, Federalist #4
10 Nov 1787, Federalist #5
14 Nov 1787, Federalist #6
15 Nov 1787, Federalist #7
20 Nov 1787, Federalist #8
21 Nov 1787, Federalist #9
23 Nov 1787, Federalist #10
24 Nov 1787, Federalist #11
27 Nov 1787, Federalist #12
27 Nov 1787, Cato #5

[Loud Mime]

n an exercise in alternative history, make up your own confederacies, and list the internal and external problems that would arise from each one.

Careful. We might give the current powers some new ideas.

[sig226]

The system never really worked as intended. The 1800s were rife with panics and scandals, not the least of which involved the author of this essay. Hamilton’s vision of a strong federal government is supported by the wealth we enjoy and U.S. domination of world affairs, even with an incompetent hack like the current executive. I’ve wondered what Hamilton would think about the current state of the union. I wonder how much his opinion would depend on his position in the power structure. Some of Hamilton’s contemporaries viewed Hamilton as first and foremost for Hamilton, with the rest of the country a distant second. It is difficult to judge the man.