10th Amendment Explained: Tench Coxe on State vs Federal Power
“Independent of the control or interference of the federal government.” That’s how Tench Coxe described the vast majority of power under the Constitution – reserved to the states and completely off-limits to the federal government. In this episode,...
Anti-Federalist vs Federalist CLASH: Montesquieu and Separation of Powers
Liberty is doomed where power is united – consolidated in the same hands. That’s the warning Montesquieu gave us about separation of powers. This was one of the biggest battles between Federalists and Anti-Federalists But here’s the twist: both sides used the...
Forgotten Founder Tench Coxe: The “Other” Federalist Papers Revealed
His writings had far more influence on the debates over the Constitution than the Federalist Papers we hear so much about today. In this episode, learn his top-4 arguments for ratification, including a clear line in the sand on delegated and reserved powers, the true...