A Republic, if You Can Keep It Sep 16, 2009
So tense was this conflict that Thomas Jefferson, a supporter of France, resigned as Washingtons Secretary of State when Alexander Hamilton, a supporter of Britain, convinced Washington to sign on to the creation of a central bank. Washingtons farewell speech was forward looking. (Townhall.com)
No Bridging this Partisan Divide Sep 16, 2009
The Federalists were led by Alexander Hamilton who was the first Secretary of the Treasury. They believed a strong central government was necessary to hold the new nation together. (Suite101.com)
No authority to mandate health care (115) Sep 15, 2009
Observer1 wrote on Sep 14, 2009 3:58 PM:" Having been drafted in the summer of 1966, I honestly don't remember seeing or hearing that quote. I do remember very clearly being told that my rights as a civilian no longer applied ... and they certainly didn't.Putz .. I put you in that same category ... hopelessly narrow minded. The President addressed the issues you raise, but refuse to listen or even give him a chance. By the way, one of the primary authors of the Constitution was Alexander... (Boerne Star, TX)
You and I are guaranteeing GMs products Sep 15, 2009
No more shame on they system build by Alexander Hamilton. You are free to trade legitimate instruments of real value backed by real products and services. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
NO LIE! SC's Wilson Rakes In $750,000 in Less Than 48 Hours... Sep 12, 2009
Capitol Briefing - S.C.'s Wilson Rakes In $750,000 in Less Than 48 Hours; Opponent Tops $1 Million. Get the latest on House and Senate votes. (The Drudge Report)
Before Joe Wilson, there was Preston Brooks Sep 11, 2009
There was also the occasion, on July 11, 1804, when Vice President Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. I think that s also murder. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Radical Conservative Sep 9, 2009
Nock observes that the leading Federalist ideologist, Alexander Hamilton, united certain broad classes of the rich and well-born with the interests of the government, starting with public creditors. As for the natural-resource monopolist, his position, Nock says, was as impregnable under the Constitution as his opportunities were limitless. (The American Conservative)
Newsweek: The man who could save Palestine Sep 8, 2009
One of his favorite Founding Fathers is Alexander Hamilton, the aristocratic New York Federalist. At times Fayyad has also embraced the frontier ethos of the American West, where order more often takes the form of rough justice. (MSNBC -- International)
Changing face of school principals Sep 7, 2009
She first taught in third-grade inclusion classes at the Jackson Mann School in Allston and served as a student support coordinator at Alexander Hamilton Elementary School in Brighton. Later, she served as interim principal at Joseph P. Manning School in Jamaica Plain before assuming the role at Bates in June. (Boston Globe)
COMMENTARY WITH POLL: Changing election law is wrong way to go Sep 4, 2009
Indeed, I would call for state legislative leaders to honor the legacy of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton, the early Federalists, who writing under the name of Publius warned against the abuses of majoritarian excess and of majority factions manipulating rules in their favor. It was these men who convinced a country to ratify our Constitution, and created a respect for process and order that have allowed our country to remain successful. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
U.S.' past, China's future? Sep 3, 2009
Realist Alexander Hamilton planned America's future as a mighty commercial, industrial and military power as the first secretary of the treasury. Both men adapted their intellectual persuasions to give rise eventually to the U.S.' two major political parties - the Democratic and Republican - and twin foreign policy traditions: liberalism and realism. (Xinhuanet, China)
Exhibit at ISU will feature John Adams' books, notes Sep 1, 2009
A year later, Tucker brought an exhibit about another Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton. And she's arranged for a national exhibit from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., to arrive in 2012. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Kennedy to Be Missed in Health Care Fight Aug 28, 2009
In Federalist No. 32, Alexander Hamilton wrote. An entire consolidation of the States into one complete national sovereignty would imply an entire subordination of the parts; and whatever powers might remain in them, would be altogether dependent on the general will. (CBS News)
George Washington's Presidency Th... Aug 26, 2009
Alexander Hamiltons Financial Program Becomes Source of Contention. Washington chose Alexander Hamilton for Treasury Secretary because Hamilton knew public financing ... Washington understood none of this, so he turned to his young aide-de-camp from the Revolutionary War, Alexander Hamilton. (Suite101.com)
The Wilsonian Delusion Aug 21, 2009
Fleming is labeled a contrarian, thanks to his last two nonfiction books: Duel, defending Aaron Burr against Alexander Hamilton, and The New Dealers War, deconstructing Franklin D. Roosevelt s leadership in World War II. In fact, Woodrow Wilson has become such a sitting target for willing historians that an assault on him can hardly be called revisionist. But The Illusion of Victory is much more than an anti-Wilson screed. (The American Conservative)
Overview of the George Washington P... Aug 18, 2009
Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton could not get along. Both saw the other s actions as undermining the government. (Suite101.com)
Texas board to play textbook politics? Aug 18, 2009
Some founders were orthodox in their Protestant convictions (Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton), while others held deist and other unorthodox views (Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson). But I suspect that teaching about these differences isnt the Christian heritage that Marshall and Barton have in mind. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Der Manouel's diatribe Aug 14, 2009
There were two sides to the states rights debate, and for him to say that the founders of our country, as a group, were against a strong central government is probably making Alexander Hamilton spin in his grave. As for the swastikas at health care forums, anyone can see them all over the Internet. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
What Republicans Can Learn From Andrew Jackson Aug 13, 2009
The chartering of the first Bank of the United States (BUS) in 1791 quickly gave rise to opposition, which saw Alexander Hamilton s brainchild as undemocratic, monopolistic, a tool of foreign stockholders, and a betrayal of the Revolution, since colonists had rebelled as much against the economic policies of the Bank of England as against the Crown itself. Once Thomas Jefferson s popular Republican Party rose to power, the bank s doom was assured. (The American Conservative)
A White House briefing on Isakson and (very separately) the Smyrna swastika Aug 13, 2009
Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 March 4, 1883) was an American politician from Georgia. He was Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
America's angst: 'Them' versus 'us' Aug 12, 2009
All of United States political history can be understood as a perpetual debate between these two competing perspectives, symbolized at the start in the clash between Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The Jeffersonian position, with its emphasis on a minimalist government, prevailed throughout the 19th century and imprinted itself on the DNA of American culture as a quasi-sacred political creed. (Juneau Empire)
Making Whiskey in Western Pennsylva... Aug 7, 2009
Alexander Hamilton's idea on how to pay the debt caused mayhem ... The Constitution officially went into effect on March 4, 1789 giving Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of Treasury, the legal rights he needs to design a financial plan that if passed can be enforced. (Suite101.com)
25 ways to join the revolution in Williamsburg Aug 6, 2009
The ideas of independence and revolution were debated, discussed, and refined here by Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and other statesmen. These characters are alive and well in todays Williamsburg, as are the everyday residentscobblers, farmers, coachmen, shopkeepers, slaves, and childrenwho go about their lives and share their experiences. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Lack-Of-Progress Report: Obama At 6 Months Aug 6, 2009
Tuesday, February 19, 1788 Alexander Hamilton / James Madison I will add, as a fifth circumstance in the situation of the House of Representatives, restraining them from oppressive measures, that they can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as well as on the great mass of the society ... Tuesday, February 19, 1788 Alexander Hamilton / James Madison ... Tuesday, February 19, 1788 Alexander Hamilton / James Madison I will add, as a fifth circumstance... (CBS News)
Debunking the Myths of the Founding Fathers Aug 4, 2009
Others, like Alexander Hamilton s gay love story, appear to be concocted from whole cloth. But such is the power, and the lure, of the Founding Fathers till this day. (Human Events Online)
Wall Street Journal, Jul 28, 2009
Alexander Hamilton saw things differently than critics of the Bush administration. He wrote in Federalist 74: "The direction of war implies the direction of the common strength, and the power of directing and employing the common strength forms a usual and essential part in the definition of the executive authority.". (Harper's Magazine)
What They Really Want Jul 27, 2009
I just finished Ron Chernows book on Alexander Hamilton that was close to an 800 pages. It was challenging to read, but comprehensible. (Townhall.com)
McCarthyism belongs in past Jul 26, 2009
Was it the time of the Founding Fathers when Aaron Burr (Vice-President) and Alexander Hamilton (Secretary of the Treasury) dueled and Hamilton was mortally wounded. Or maybe it was when Abraham Lincoln was president and an estimated 500,000 Americans died, killing each other. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Would the Founders Apply the TARP? Jul 24, 2009
Alexander Hamilton wrote in 1781 that a national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing. The key to this phrase, of course, is if it is not excessive. (Human Events Online)
USA's Yesterdays: Federalist papers -- Essays ensuring the Constitution's ratification Jul 18, 2009
But even as those fateful state-level deliberations were warming up, several Founding Fathers notably Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay were worried ... And, these opponents were right: Alexander Hamilton, for one, had arrived at Annapolis determined to take the opportunity for obtaining a convention to revise the whole of our mode of General Government ... Alexander Hamilton, who led the three-man team (and who wrote more than 50 of the essays himself) organized the campaign of... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Who is in the Conservative Elite? Jul 18, 2009
In intellectual circles, writers like David Brooks and Richard Brookhiser have argued for a conservatism inspired by Alexander Hamilton, the least democratic of the Founding Fathers, over one spiritually rooted in Thomas Jefferson, the most democratic. Such discomfort has been dormant for some time. (The American Conservative)
Sotomayor will protect public interest Jul 17, 2009
This ought to ease conservative fears, since it is the same view espoused in the writings of James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and Alexis de Tocqueville. Sen. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Sotomayor Still Standing After Testimony Jul 17, 2009
If you read jefferson and alexander hamilton, you will learn that we are a republic and a democracy. That is, BOTH, because one perfects the other. (CBS News)
In Perspective — Congress takes control Jul 16, 2009
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and the others gathered in Philadelphia in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain and James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and others gathered 11 years later to draft the Constitution believed in a weak central government with most powers reserved for individual states. That concept would require a fairly modest budget with most of the funds used for national defense, a federal judicial system and a small national bureaucracy. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Smaller Not Better When It Comes to Business Jul 15, 2009
The bank mongers, led by Jeffersons rival Alexander Hamilton, decisively triumphed in that fateful battle within the Washington administration, setting up the First Bank of the United States and lending much-needed financial stability to the early years of the Republic. In 1811, a sharply-divided Congress failed to re-charter the central bank (when the Vice President broke a tie vote in the Senate) but five years later the skeptics reconsidered. (Townhall.com)
Sotomayor Promises "Fidelity to the Law" Jul 14, 2009
"From the beginning, the American Philosophical Society attracted some of America's finest minds. Early members included George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, David Rittenhouse, Owen Biddle, Benjamin Rush, James Madison, Michael Hillegas, and John Marshall. The Society also drew philosophers from other nations as members, including Alexander von Humboldt, the Marquis de Lafayette, Baron von Steuben, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, and Yekaterina Romanovna... (CBS News)
Today in History Jul 11, 2009
In 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, N.J.. In 1864, Confederate forces led by Gen. Jubal Early began an abortive invasion of Washington, turning back the next day. (Yahoo News)
LETTERS: NCT, July 10, 2009 Jul 10, 2009
"Enough already.Jeff ThatcherVistaWhy is Palin decision so puzzling? Governor Sarah Palin has resigned as of July 26. It will give her the opportunity to make the money to pay off legal bills caused by these ethics charges she has been acquitted of. She will take care of her family, write a book, go on speaking tours and learn more.Governor Palin is not a dumb woman. She is smart, and now is giving Sean Parnell the chance to be governor for a year and a half, so when the election comes, he will... (North County Times)
Public Duties, Public Accountability Jul 7, 2009
Early in our history, Treasury Sec. Alexander Hamilton was confronted by a committee of Congress. Led by Hamiltons bitter foe, Sen. (Townhall.com)
Pop tax wrong move Jul 7, 2009
Not long after taking office as the nation's first treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton persuaded Congress to enact a selective excise tax on whiskey. He believed that the consumption of distilled spirits, "carried on to an extreme, no doubt very much on account of their cheapness," threatened the health and morals of the new American community as well as its economy. (Montana Standard, MT)
Don't Say That Jul 7, 2009
Alexander Hamilton, who could be a mean guy, would understand, and if he were still alive, he would give me a shout out. "Shout out." That cliche comes from the hip-hop world, which has done more to ruin the English language than Paris Hilton. (Townhall.com)
MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising Debt May Be Next Crisis Jul 6, 2009
Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary, said, "A national debt, if not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.". Some blessing. (ABC News -- Business)
A remarkable group of men Jul 5, 2009
Bismarck Tribune - News. " His writings are full of pithy statements about democracy; yet he s just outside of the frame when they shot the group photograph of the Founding Fathers.What happened to Paine? Perhaps the following quote gives a clue: "All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
FOUNDING SKEPTICS Jul 4, 2009
" How did the Founders come to know man as they did? They had broad, practical experience that exposed them to humanity in its glory and its folly: as lawyers, military officers and -- especially important -- legislators. Some knew hardship. Try, like Alexander Hamilton, making your way as a penniless, orphaned bastard from the West Indies and see if you don't pick up a few hard-boiled lessons about how the world works. They read widely, knew the classics and soaked up history. John Adams... (New York Post -- Opinions)
Revolutionary Characters Jul 4, 2009
When Alexander Hamilton was accused of corruption for making payments to a man named James Reynolds, rather than let it be thought that he was engaged in any political intrigue, Hamilton revealed that he had, in fact, been conducting an affair with Reynolds s wife, and the money was for blackmail. The personal humiliation involved here, for Hamilton s wife as well as Hamilton, was secondary to the risk to his public character. (The American Conservative)
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Both James Madison and Alexander Hamilton expressed grave reservations about Thomas Jefferson's, George Mason's and others' insistence that the Constitution be amended by the Bill of Rights ... Alexander Hamilton expressed his reservation in Federalist Paper No. 84, "(B)ills of rights ... are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous." Hamilton asks, "For why declare that things shall not be done (by Congress) which there is no power to do? Why, for instance,... (Human Events Online)
Would the Founders Remake America? Jun 30, 2009
Alexander Hamilton, considered by many to be the American architect of big government, thundered during the New York ratification convention: Sir, can it be supposed that the state will become the oppressors of the people. Will they combine to destroy the liberties and happiness of their fellow citizens, for the sole purpose of involving themselves in ruin. (Human Events Online)
HANKY-SKANKY POLS RISING TO OCCASIO... Jun 28, 2009
In 1795 Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton also got nailed playing potsy with a married lady named Maria. Difference being, he didn't leave a trail on the Internet. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Same Old Same Old Sonia Jun 27, 2009
Of the three federal branches, claimed Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist, the judiciary will always be the least dangerous to the Constitution, as it has neither the sword nor the purse. Decades of judicial imperialism have left that prediction as devalued as Hamiltons $10 bill. (Townhall.com)
Cigarette Smokers Beware of the “Revenooers” Jun 27, 2009
This is why Alexander Hamilton wanted a strong central government - he did not trust State government ... Not really, Et al Alexander Hamilton who wanted to avoid the issue of direct taxation by imposing the whiskey tax. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Book Review: Alexander Cartwright Jun 26, 2009
For example, it is a fact that Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804, not far from what would later be called the Elysian Fields. However, it is supposition as to exactly what happened that day. (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)
What is federal judges role? Jun 25, 2009
In Federalist No. 78, Alexander Hamilton quotes the French philosopher Montesquieu: There is no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers. For this reason, the courts are limited to the interpretation and application of law. (Brewton Standard, AL)
IN MY LIBRARY: LYNDA CARTER Jun 22, 2009
Ellis takes six pivotal events -- like the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton -- and tells both points of view. It reads like newspapers today, but with a much clearer lens. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Brookhiser's Right Time, Right Place Jun 20, 2009
His career was launchedfirst as a journalist, later also as the author of several books on 18th-century American statesmen, including Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington, Alexander Hamilton: American, Americas First Dynasty: The Adamses, and Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouvernor Morris. In 1955, when Buckley put together the senior editorial staff of National Review, he sought people of independent achievement and reputation. (The American Conservative)
Is Iran Heading Toward A Military Coup? Jun 19, 2009
Now if we go back to the American system based upon Alexander Hamilton, we would have a far different economic system, one based on 'development' and 'creativity' of the human being. a soveregin-credit-system that says only Congress can 'utter' credit and under the leadership of a President duly elected would use that credit to build the nation and its economy for all human beings. (CBS News)
US presidents act religious even when they are not Jun 17, 2009
Indeed, at least one author elsewhere has argued that Washington's farewell address, which placed religion among the "indispensable supports" to "political prosperity," had precisely that motive, since Alexander Hamilton, who co-wrote the address, believed in playing to the public's religious beliefs. Yet the abundance of original and often private sources cited by Espinosa and his colleagues suggests that presidents, regardless of their personal preferences, genuinely considered religion,... (Boston Globe)
$7 Federalist book could be worth $100K Jun 16, 2009
The essays were penned by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, all of whom used the same pseudonym to focus attention on their pro-ratification arguments. "It's one of the great political documents to come out of America," Dimunation said. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Phils' top Draft pick signs, arrives in city Jun 16, 2009
a son of a director who made such films as "Happy Gilmore," "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," "Big Daddy" and "You Don't Mess with the Zohan." Dugan appeared in "Big Daddy" as Alexander Hamilton in a scene during a school play. He has known Sandler and other Hollywood stars for years, but Hollywood wasn't in Kelly's blood. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
A Necessary Book Jun 5, 2009
He believes Alexander Hamilton was one of the greatest of the Founding Fathers; I much prefer Thomas Jefferson. He has worked for Republican presidents; I loathe Republican presidents. (The American Conservative)
This "American Freedom Thing" Makes People Uncomfortable Jun 2, 2009
For example, most Americans would be shocked to learn that a former U.S. Vice President (Aaron Burr) once got in such a heated argument with the former U.S. Treasury Secretary (Alexander Hamilton), that the V.P. ended up shooting and murdering the Treasury Secretary. And it may be news to some that while campaigning for re-election in 1828, President John Quincy Adams was so ugly in his attacks on his opponents wife, Rachel Jackson became emotionally debilitated during the campaign, and... (Townhall.com)
States can't secede from the Union May 29, 2009
"http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/881-tenth-amendment-movement-taking-on-the-fedshttp://www.sodahead.com/question/267206/majority-of-us-states-join-sovereignty-movement-assert-10th-amendment-rights-is-your-state-on-the-list/Daniel, you mention Article 6 of the Constitution which references the Articles of Confederation. This is an excellent article concerning that subject.Rethinking the Articles of Confederationhttp://mises.org/story/1296Interestingly enough, Alexander Hamilton,... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
IN MY LIBRARY: KARL ROVE May 24, 2009
by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. I literally have three copies of "The Federalist Papers." My favorite is the Jacob E. Cooke version from Wesleyan University Press, from 1970. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Nussbaum is recognized for ‘capabilities approach’ May 15, 2009
Distinguished early members included George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Rush, James Madison and John Marshall. Nussbaum plans to donate the $20,000 prize to the Law School in support of a new summer internship program that sends students abroad, to work with legal organizations on human rights issues. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Saturday, May 16, in OxfordLibrary Friends Ready for Sale May 13, 2009
Wednesday 13 May, 2009. Members of the Friends of the Library in Oxford are using the S.B. Church house as a base for sorting and packing books for their annual Book Sale on Saturday, May 16, on grounds outside the Oxford Public Library. (Voices, CT)
4th of July Activities for Children May 8, 2009
A Creative Way to Get Children Involved in American Independence Day. American Independence day is more than barbecues, beer, and fireworks. (Suite101.com)
