Were the Anti-Federalists right?
The Anti-Federalists were a complex group of men dedicated to real federalism. That’s important. In fact, they should be called the Federalists, not the group who co-opted the name. You see, the “Federalists” we’ve come to know and love or...
Ten Thousand Implied Powers: Patrick Henry’s Final Antifederalist Speech
In his last major speech during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry warned against the potential for โten thousand implied powers,โ and called for a number of amendments prior to ratification. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: August 11, 2023...
Andrew Coan & David Schwartz: Interpreting Ratification
Andrew Coan (University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law) &ย David S. Schwartz (University of Wisconsin Law School) have postedย Interpreting Ratificationย (1 J. Am. Con. Hist. 449 (2023)) (90 pages) on SSRN.ย Here is the abstract: For two centuries,...