Federalist Papers 6 - 8

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Trey and Ken discuss Federalist Papers 6 to 8, focusing on Hamilton's views on human conduct and the implications of disunion in America.

Trey and Ken transition from the writings of John Jay to Alexander Hamilton in this week’s midweek Federalist Papers show. Topics discussed include: Hamilton’s deeply pessimistic view of human conduct and his response to the idea that democracies or commercial republics are inherently peaceful. A deep dive into the four specific triggers Hamilton believed would afflict a disunited America, including the massive Revolutionary War debt. Hamilton’s warning that disunion would force states to adopt the fortified borders and standing armies of Europe. The Politics Guys on ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠X⁠ Trey’s Substack on the Federalist Papers Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at⁠patreon.com/politicsguys⁠ or⁠ politicsguys.com/support⁠. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys. The Politics Guys is part of⁠ The Democracy Group⁠, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Trey, Ken

Topics covered

• Federalist Papers
• Hamilton's views
• disunion
• Revolutionary War debt
• democracy
• political philosophy

Keywords

• Federalist Papers
• Hamilton
• disunion
• democracy
• political philosophy
• Revolutionary War
• debt

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Organizations: The Politics Guys, The Democracy Group

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