John Parillo: Federalist 38 and 39
In Federalist 38 Madison discusses the process by which the new proposed constitution was written and how that process was superior to anything that had been attempted before in history.
John Parillo
Federalist 36 and 37; What is a Poll Tax and Why Term Limits Matter
“There are strong minds in every walk of life that will rise superior to the disadvantages of situation, and will command the tribute due to their merit, not only from the classes to which they particularly belong, but from the society in general.”
Federalist 33 to 35; What if the Federal Government Oversteps?
Having just thrown off one despot, the Framers were loath to replace him with another, even one of their own making
Federalist 29-32-The Militia and Power of the States
Hamilton once again delves into power of the States vis a vis the Federal Government and outlines the importance of the militia.
Parillo: Federalist 26-28 and the Right of Self Defense
Hamilton goes on in Federalist 26 to talk about the reasons why a national military is needed and how the legislature provides a check on this power.
John Parillo On Federalist 24 and 25
The idea of a professional soldier would have been foreign to the colonists and a subject of concern. To this day, the funding for our military must be re-authorized every two years.
John Parillo: Federalist 22 and 23
In discussing Federalist 22 and 23, John Parillo examines economics along with the very real necessity of defending the newly-born nation.
John Parillo on: Federalist 20 and 21
Emergencies are often used by authoritarian governments to bend, if not outright flout the rules. Federalist 20 & 21 address this issue.
Parillo Examines Federalist 17 to 19
In his examination of Federalist 17-19, John Parillo looks at the discussion of balance between individual and state liberties vs Federal Powers.
Parillo Examines Federalist 16
On why the Framers determined that our President should not and would not be a King
Parillo Examines Federalist 13-15
John Parillo examines Federalist 12-15, where Hamilton and Madison once again return to limited government and great personal liberty.
Parillo Examines Federalist 11 and 12
John Parillo discusses Federalist 11 and 12, where the emphasis changes from personal liberty to economics, including taxation.
Parillo Examines Federalist 9 and 10
In Federalist 9 Hamilton tells us why it was important that we spent the time understanding the lessons of the Greeks and Romans.
Examining Federalist Papers, 7 and 8
In Federalist 8 Hamilton discusses how war between the various states would be worse for the individual states than it would be between Europe’s various countries.
Federalist 3 and 4
John Jay still writing as Publius, jumps back into the fray with Federalist 3 arguing that a single country, and a single constitution, would be safer for the citizens than to remain individual states.
Federalist I and II
The Federalist Papers were written under the pseudonym “Publius,” whose authors had him acting the part of a founder of the Roman Republic. I do not think that was an accident.
Why We Call It Political Science
Let us dive a bit deeper into Aristotle’s view of politics and how it differed from his teacher Plato. Previously we saw how Aristotle disagreed with his teacher Plato that only a philosopher king could properly rule. Aristotle believed that humans were inherently flawed and that reality required just laws to be supreme in order to …
Aristotle and the Types of Constitutions
Aristotle believed that the guiding principle of a constitution should be “justice”. He would have defined that word as meaning the common good and the “happiness” of the community at large.
Aristotle
One of Plato’s students was Aristotle. After spending time as the tutor to Alexander the Great (before he was “the Great”) Aristotle formed his own school called the Lyceum.