The Perils of Centralization: Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer No. 2-3
The Federal Farmer lays out a laundry list of reasons why the system under the constitution โwill have a strong tendency to aristocracy, or the government of the few.โ Predicting it would ultimately result in a consolidated government ruling by โfear and force.โ Path...
Beware of Tyrants: Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer No. 1
In the first of his 18 anti-federalist letters, the Federal Farmer warned against adopting a new system hastily out of fear, which has always โbeen the custom of tyrants and their dependents.โ Instead, he urged caution – and a deeper look at what might lead to...
Nailed it: Four Big Predictions from the Founders
They certainly didnโt get everything right, but when they did, they almost seemed prophetic. Consolidation, executive power, factions and the ultimate end of despotism. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: September 29, 2023...