The source of the Constitution’s first three words was very likely Jean-Louis DeLolme.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 19: Jean-Louis DeLolme: ‘We the People …’ Read More »
Newton exemplified the Scientific Revolution—an event that changed not only how people thought about the physical universe, but also how they thought about politics and government. This greatly affected the U.S. Constitution.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 17: Sir Isaac Newton Read More »
Locke’s writings contained many specific observations realized in the Constitution
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John Adams featured Harrington in the first volume of his encyclopedia of republican governments, which circulated at the Constitutional Convention.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 15: James Harrington & Algernon Sidney Read More »
The tax on sacks illustrates how power-freaks have highjacked Colorado.
The “Tax on Sacks:” More on Colorado’s stupid plastic bag law Read More »
Key framers explained why the Constitutional Convention had authority to propose a new form of government.
The Founders were far more interested in Machiavelli’s “Discourses on Livy” than in “The Prince.”
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 14: Machiavelli Read More »
The most important lesson the Founders learned from Tacitus was that power corrupts.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 13: Tacitus Read More »
The plastic bag law’s oddities comprise the first tip-off that HB 21-1162 is not really about the public good.
Cynical partisan politics behind Colorado’s plastic bag law, Part I Read More »
About 40 percent of the title characters in Plutarch’s biographies ended up as pen names in the constitutional debates,
The ideas that formed the Constitution, part 12: Plutarch Read More »
After studying him in school, as adults, many of the Founders remained devoted to Livy.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 11: Livy Read More »
Participants in the ratification debates could supplement English by using Virgil’s expressions . . . Virgil gave their message more force.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 10: Virgil alone Read More »
