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Welcome to another fascinating episode of Adam's Archive! I'm your host, Austin Adams, and today we're diving deep into some of the most compelling and lesser-known stories of political intrigue and historical conspiracies.

Dave Buddin is a serial composer you should know. To quote Brad Cohan, "David Earl Buddin is a beer-swillin' chain-smoking', gloriously prolific pioneer of electronic music". He spent close to 15 years as roommates with Tim, Simon and Dominika Michalowska in Brooklyn. Dave was much more than a pal who helped pay the rent. He was the thought leader of the house who was always suggesting books, artists and projects that broadened horizons, and more importantly, made every day a huge amount of fun. He named the house(s) The Center of Advanced Research which still lives on as a wifi hotspot. In 2012, The Village Voice named Dave New York's best composer. His other musical pursuits include being the ringleader of (quoting Cohan again) "the honky tonkin' trio of high rolling drunkards, American Liberty League". He along with Dominika and Kevin Shea founded the noise trio Nebadon. He also worked a day job as the musical director for Park Slope's Grace United Methodist Church.  Dave founded and was the real editor in chief of the Modern Man Manual. Currently Dave resides in Hilton Head South Carolina where he his working on his extremely entertaining memoirs and writing music. Happy Thanksgiving!

This week, drummer Kevin Shea drops by for a chat.  He has been filling in for Bob Bert in Retrovirus as Bob is on hiatus drumming for Jon Spencer. Kevin is a great drummer who has played with Talibam!, Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Bar Shea Dahl, Storm and Stress, Rhys Chatham, Sexy Thoughts, American Liberty League and many many other bands.  

What if January 6th was... all about gold? Sure, it sounds improbable at first, but since last year, Dave has been digging into the improbable backstory that got us here. From goldbugs to the "I AM" cult to libertarianism, crypto, and QAnon, this story has it all. In this episode, Dave talks with Hamilton Fish, editor of The Washington Spectator to introduce the show, and then reads the first half of his recently published piece, "Paranoia on Parade: How Goldbugs, Libertarians and Religious Extremists Brought America to the Brink" and discusses it in real-time with film director Jack Bryan, (Active Measures, 2018). They cover topics that couldn't fit into the article, and help explain the wild story behind the obsessions that helped lead us to January 6th and Putin's war in Ukraine. You won't want to miss this! Keywords: New Deal, Libertarianism, gold, goldbugs, Roosevelt, John Birch Society, Jack Singlaub, Philippines, Michael Flynn, QAnon, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Reagan, anticommunist, Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Koch, Council for National Policy, CNP, Newsmax, Sovereign Individual, Agora Publishing, James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Technocracy, Occupy, Federal Reserve, National Association of Manufacturers, American Legion, American Liberty League, Silver Legion, "I AM", fascism, Moonies, VFW, QAnon, Brock Pierce, Steve Bannon, Ron Paul, Oathkeepers, January 6, Freedom School, Robert LeFevre, Hunt Brothers. Read "Paranoia on Parade" at Washington Spectator: https://washingtonspectator.org/paranoia-on-parade/

What if January 6th was... all about gold? Sure, it sounds improbable at first, but since last year, Dave has been digging into the improbable backstory that got us here. From goldbugs to the "I AM" cult to libertarianism, crypto, and QAnon, this story has it all. In Part 1, Dave and Jack covered the origins of goldbuggery, from the New Deal to the Reagan era. In this episode, they cover the 1990's to today, and make some startling connections along the way. Dave reads the second half of "Paranoia on Parade: How Goldbugs, Libertarians and Religious Extremists Brought America to the Brink" and discusses it in real-time with film director Jack Bryan, (Active Measures, 2018). They cover topics that couldn't fit into the article, and help explain the wild story behind the obsessions that helped lead us to January 6th and Putin's war in Ukraine. And the wild conclusions have to be heard to be believed! Keywords: New Deal, Libertarianism, gold, goldbugs, Roosevelt, John Birch Society, Jack Singlaub, Philippines, Michael Flynn, QAnon, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Reagan, anticommunist, Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Koch, Council for National Policy, CNP, Newsmax, Sovereign Individual, Agora Publishing, James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Technocracy, Occupy, Federal Reserve, National Association of Manufacturers, American Legion, American Liberty League, Silver Legion, "I AM", fascism, Moonies, VFW, QAnon, Brock Pierce, Steve Bannon, Ron Paul, Oathkeepers, January 6, Freedom School, Robert LeFevre, Hunt Brothers. Read "Paranoia on Parade" at Washington Spectator: https://washingtonspectator.org/paranoia-on-parade/

What if January 6th was... all about gold? Sure, it sounds improbable at first, but since last year, Dave has been digging into the improbable backstory that got us here. From goldbugs to the "I AM" cult to libertarianism, crypto, and QAnon, this story has it all. In this episode, Dave continues his conversation with Hamilton Fish, editor of The Washington Spectator, which published his piece, "Paranoia on Parade: How Goldbugs, Libertarians and Religious Extremists Brought America to the Brink." Dave and Hamilton discuss the process for developing this story and some of the things they learned in reporting it. Keywords: New Deal, Libertarianism, gold, goldbugs, Roosevelt, John Birch Society, Jack Singlaub, Philippines, Michael Flynn, QAnon, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Reagan, anticommunist, Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Koch, Council for National Policy, CNP, Newsmax, Sovereign Individual, Agora Publishing, James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Technocracy, Occupy, Federal Reserve, National Association of Manufacturers, American Legion, American Liberty League, Silver Legion, "I AM", fascism, Moonies, VFW, QAnon, Brock Pierce, Steve Bannon, Ron Paul, Oathkeepers, January 6, Freedom School, Robert LeFevre, Hunt Brothers. Read "Paranoia on Parade" at Washington Spectator: https://washingtonspectator.org/paranoia-on-parade/

Please enjoy this comprehensive discussion about Huey Long, the America First Committee, and the historical and contemporary ways in which American finance capital has been linked with fascism. This class seeks to clarify many of the misconceptions that people have about fascism, as well as devious characters such as Huey Long and organizations such as the America First Committee and the American Liberty League. Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information Literature Used In This Class: https://leagueofyoungcommunistsusa.or...​ Haas, Edward F. “Huey Long and the Communists.” Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association, vol. 32, no. 1, 1991, pp. 29–46. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4232863. Accessed 24 Feb. 2021. History of the Communist Party of the United States (Ch. 27) by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/20...​ US far-right activists received $500,000 in cryptocurrency ahead of Capitol Hill riot by Steve Sweeney (2021) https://morningstaronline.co.uk/artic...​ Recommended Literature: The Way Out by Earl Browder https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...​ History of the Communist Party of the United States (Ch. 27) by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/​ The Enemy Forgotten by Gilbert Green (1956) https://vajeqiwijoli.myshelfink.icu/e...​ The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...​ Recommended Listening: Lindbergh by Woodie Guthrie (1944) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9qJ...​ PSMLS Website: http://peoplesschool.org/contact/​ Party of Communists USA Website: https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/​ Timecode Key: (Q&A) =Question & Answer / Response 0:00​ Class Intro 1:11​ Huey Long Reading Session 1 4:04​ Pause for Questions 1 5:48​ Share the Wealth = Fascism? (Q&A) 6:41​ Fascist competence 7:39​ Long's Racism 8:06​ Huey Long Reading Session 2 10:14​ Scapegoats for Fascism? (Q&A) 11:00​ What Makes Huey Long a Fascist? (Q&A) 12:38​ International Analogy 13:44​ Huey Long Historical Revisionism 15:11​ Bernie Sanders Comparisons 15:56​ William Foster Reading Session 19:16​ Reading 2 Clarification 20:24​ Smedley Butler Clarification? (Q&A) 21:28​ Fascist Deception 22:02​ Finance Capital Backing Trump? (Q&A) 26:35​ America First Committee 27:16​ Charles Lindbergh 28:14​ American Exceptionalism? (Q&A) 29:03​ American Fascist Development 30:42​ Misuse of "Liberty" & A.D.A. (Q&A) 33:47​ Fascists vs. Communists 35:04​ Anti-War vs. Pro-Fascist (Q&A) 35:30​ Morning Star Reading Session 38:55​ Reading 3 Clarification 39:54​ Definitely a Coup (Q&A) 42:18​ Communist Finances? (Q&A) 44:27​ Finance Capital & Fascism (Q&A) 48:44​ Organizing Today? (Q&A) 51:25​ More Finance Capital & Fascism 53:03​ "America First" Today 54:29​ Finance & Fascism? (Q&A) 54:49​ Fascism = Faux Movement 55:31​ Electoral Safe Harbor Deadline 56:10​ Reading Recommendations 58:54​ New Member Comment 59:14​ Finance Capital & The Holocaust 59:53​ Contemporary Analysis of Fascism 1:02:14​ Focus on Class Awareness 1:04:13​ Fascism Clarification? (Q&A) 1:06:40​ More Finance Capital & The Holocaust 1:07:24​ Global Fascist Unity? (Q&A) 1:09:23​ Antifa and Left Unity 1:10:57​ Socialism = Marxism-Leninism 1:11:17​ Huey Long Good or Bad? (Q&A) 1:13:07​ Class Collaboration 1:14:17​ Public Support for Socialism? 1:16:08​ Deceiving the Masses 1:17:37​ Concluding Remarks

Welcome to Finance and Fury, The Furious Friday Edition Last ep – lead up to the market crash of 1929 - and how thanks to central bank leveraging once removed – the market crashed Today – want to run through the internal political wars that were created – similar landscape to today Corporatism versus fascism – Private central banks versus the merging of the Government with Markets Has similarities to the modern era – with The New Silk Road and the Green New Deal   Start - The Living Hell that was the Great Depression Throughout the Great depression - unemployment skyrocketed to 25%, industrial capacity collapsed by 70%, and agricultural prices collapsed far below the cost of production accelerating foreclosures and suicide. Life savings were lost as 4000 banks failed. This despair was replicated across USA, Canada, Europe and Britain - the population was pushed to its limits making western countries highly susceptible to fascism and socialism/ communism ideals England saw the rise of Sir Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists in 1932 Britain, Australia and Canada had its own fascist/socialist solution with the Rhodes Scholar “Fabian Society” and League of Social Reconstruction (which later took over the Liberal Party in Canada and Labour part in Aus) calling for the “scientific management of society” Mosley Fascists were more smash and grab power while Fabians were slow and steady In America as well - Time magazine was telling people that corporate fascism was the economic solution to all of America’s economic woes – 6 times in 1932 Was a wild political time - Communist parties, Nazi party – mass protests, rioting, damaging buildings and assaulting people – while not on the same scale - climate activist demonstrations today are acting out their perceived disenfranchisement – in the 30s it was real (living through the great depression) – while one is manufactured (world ending in 12 years) But With civil unrest came the atmosphere that one of the least understood battles unfolded in 1933.   Brings us to a political movement that isn’t really ever talked about - is another entity in the control sphere – never really gets talked about – could and have talked about commies, nazis, socialists, etc. – go check those eps out – but today want to narrow in on one type and its variants https://financeandfury.com.au/give-the-people-what-they-want-socialism-for-the-masses-the-human-economy/ https://financeandfury.com.au/cannibalism-nazism-and-property-rights/ https://financeandfury.com.au/furious-fridays-evil-capitalism-efficiencies-incentives-equal-opportunities-and-reducing-poverty/ Fascist/Corporatocracy versus the fascist/socialist – in this case – Central banks versus Roosevelt Corporatocracy is used to refer to an economic and political system controlled by corporations or corporate interests – an ideology which advocates the organisation of society by corporate groups In this case – the type of Corporatocracy is that of the financial system in the form of Central Banks and BIS (IMF in 1944 to try and solve this mess by more of what created it in the first place – very similar to today) But if you think about it – they both essentially want the same thing – complete control over individuals - just who is in charge is different   Let’s look at 1932 and how the Bankers’ Dictatorship Attempt went down – plans to overthrow FDR Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) won the presidency in America – He was described by many as a fascist – he was an authoritarian – but I would say he was more socialist – using the Government as his tool to implement his ‘New Deal’ Ideas were based off John Maynard Keynes – One of the engineers of the Versailles treaty talked about last Friday Keynes advocated the planning of a nation's economic life, political supervision of private industry, and manipulation of the currency – all of which required a massive increase in the size and scope of government at the time – today is a given but wasn’t back then Every Authoritarian loved this idea though – in Britain - first enthusiastic review by economist, Marxist and a founding member of the Fabian Society - G. Cole In America were government officials in Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration - The greatest strides in American socialism occurred under Franklin D. Roosevelt or arguably Presidents Woodrow Wilson, Lyndon Johnson But to pull these ideas off Roosevelt - threatened to regulate the private banks and assert national sovereignty over finance This would have been bad for the FED and the private owners of the central banks – would destroy their plans for global fascism – control of the monetary supply So the City of London Corporation needed a new global system controlled by their Central Banks Don’t let a good crisis go to waste - their objective was to use the Great Depression as an excuse to remove nation-states from any power over monetary policy – putting it in their hands and not national governments December 1932 - economic conference “to stabilize the world economy” was organized by the League of Nations under the guidance of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and Bank of England.  Remember - The BIS was set up as “the Central Bank of Central Banks” in 1930 in order to facilitate WWI debt repayments and was a vital instrument for funding Nazi Germany- long after WWII began. Bank of England was privately owned at that stage - Independent Central Banks as enforcers of “balanced global budgets” City of London with the Bankers organised the London Economic Conference Brought together 64 nations where a resolution passedby the Conference’s Monetary Committee stated: “The conference considers it to be essential, in order to provide an international gold standard with the necessary mechanism for satisfactory working, that independent Central Banks, with requisite powers and freedom to carry out an appropriate currency and credit policy, should be created in such developed countries as have not at present an adequate central banking institution. The Bank of International Settlements should play an increasingly important part not only by improving contact, but also as an instrument for common action.” Essentially – this was to deprive nation states of their power to generate and direct credit for their own development. FDR wanting control over the economy shut down the London Conference – Back in America - an assassination attempt on Roosevelt was thwarted on February 15, 1933 Gun knocked out of the hand of an anarchist-freemason in Miami resulting in the death of Chicago’s Mayor instead – But without FDR being killed – he still was in opposition - hence London conference met an insurmountable barrier FDR recognised the necessity for a new international system, but he wanted it to be controlled by Governments and not central banks After this the London Conference crumbled - FDR stated “The United States seeks the kind of dollar which a generation hence will have the same purchasing and debt paying power as the dollar value we hope to attain in the near future.” These words seem foreign in the Fiat currency of today – but the Brits drafted a statement - “the American statement on stabilization rendered it entirely useless to continue the London conference.” Around the same time - FDR’s War on Wall Street – in his inaugural speech on March 4th: “The money-changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit”. Hence FDR declared a war on Wall Street on several levels, beginning with his support of the Pecora Commission which sent thousands of bankers to prison - exposed criminal activities of the top tier of Wall Street’s power structure who manipulated the depression, buying political offices and pushing fascism Pecora called this out - stating “this small group of highly placed financiers, controlling the very springs of economic activity, holds more real power than any similar group in the United States.” Pecora’s highly publicised success empowered FDR to impose sweeping regulation in the form of 1) Glass-Steagall bank separation (one Clinton overturned), 2) bankruptcy re-organisation (remove investment banks from the control of the corporate reorganisation process by eliminating the equity receivership technique and put Government in charge) and 3) the creation of the Security Exchange Commission to oversee Wall Street. FDR disempowered the London-controlled FED by installing his own man as Chair - forced it to obey Government commands for the first time since 1913 with Wilson Had the plan to get the US out of the economic slump through the New Deal – Four million people were given immediate work, and hundreds of libraries, schools, and hospitals were built and staffed From 1933-1939, 45 000 infrastructure projects were built – similar to Climate infrastructure plans and the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative today - But he needed money - So what did he do? Created a new lending mechanism outside of Fed control called the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) which became the number one lender to infrastructure in America throughout the 1930s – Similar to today with Climate funds – with the proposal of this to lend for infrastructure to help get out of the Depression This provided an alternative option between the central banks on Gold Standard and his own Government lending (RFC) – He needed to be able to create money out of thin air to pay for his New Deal program – hard under the Gold Standard This was done as he abolished the gold standard – remember GS constricted the money supply to an exchange of gold per paper dollar – limited how much he could spend on his public works – look at the history of Government spending to GDP from 30s Also – GS could be manipulated by the Central Banks – making it a financial weapon rather than a bonus to the system – Devaluations became a beggar thy neighbour policy – drop you currency peg to gold and you are more competitive due to lower cross exchange rates – France and Britain post WW1 and leading up to the depression – France was the last mover and lost badly in economic output Also – Gold Standard had no inflation – Central Banks with limited inflation can lead to a world where the commodity prices below the costs of production – so inflation was needed for producers to become solvent Gold standard held that back – inflation of money supply was capped by gold supply – would accumulate through surplus of trade increasing money supply – FDR imposed protective tariffs to favour agro-industrial recovery on all fronts ending years of rapacious free trade – Sound familiar? FDR stated his political-economic philosophy in 1934: “the old notion of the bankers on the one side and the government on the other side, as being more or less equal and independent units, has passed away. Government by the necessity of things must be the leader, must be the judge, of the conflicting interests of all groups in the community, including bankers.” See – it is a policy war between Central Bankers and Governments over control of us all – resources determine our lives – any number of resources – power, food, water, shelter, or money to buy these things – this is all a resource One does it monetarily/financially – the other does it on the physical resources and financially Government – controls taxes, charges, regulations on land, employment, what you can and can’t do – every part of your life Like any war – both sides fight back – as such wall Street set out to destroy the New Deal Example, JP Morgan asset - Lewis Douglass (U.S. Budget Director) forced the closure of the Civil Works Administration in 1934 resulting in the firing of all 4 million workers. 1931 - NY bank loans to the real economy amounted to $38.1 billion which dropped to only $20.3 billion by 1935. Remember – they were positioned to the crash - had 29% of their funds in US bonds and securities in 1929 but rose to 58% by early 30s - cut off the issue of productive credit to the real economy – i.e. business lending over speculation Bankers not limited to financial sabotage – there was Coup Attempt in America – which was Thwarted amidst the conspiracy – Attempted a fascist military coup which was exposed by Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler in his congressional testimony of November 20, 1934 – Same person who wrote the War is a Racket book detailing those who influence nations to start wars profit from them Butler had testified that the plan was begun in the Summer of 1933 and organized by Wall Street financiers who tried to use him as a puppet dictator leading 500,000 American Legion members to storm the White House. As Butler spoke, those same financiers had just set up an anti-New Deal organization called the American Liberty League which fought to keep America out of the war in defence of an Anglo-Nazi fascist global government which they wished to partner with – America was divided in this time period – lots of immigrants in USA were German At the time of the incidents, news media dismissed the plot, with a New York Times editorial characterising it as a "gigantic hoax" Truth is probably close to the middle – wasn’t a hoax but a real plot that was in the ‘testing the waters’ phase – As historians questioned whether or not a coup was actually close to execution, but most agree that some sort of plot was contemplated and discussed – how close to execution is unknown – conspiracy definition Coup thwarted - 1937 - FDR’s Treasury Secretary persuaded him to cancel public works – see if the economy “could stand on its own two feet” – at the same time Bankers pulled credit out of the economy collapsing – Two million jobs were lost and the Dow Jones lost 39% of its value - Industrial production index dropped from 110 to 85 erasing seven years’ worth of gain Steel fell from 80% capacity back to depression levels of 19%. This was no different from kicking the crutches out from a patient in rehabilitation and it was not lost on anyone that those doing the kicking were openly supporting Fascism or Nazis in Europe - remember Prescott Bush, then representing Brown Brothers Harriman was found guilty for trading with the enemy in 1942 – as he bailed out the bankrupt Nazi party But after FDRs death – Bankers got back on top – from 1944 once the IMF was established and the BIS got back in control – 1 year later FDR dies in office and things took off Next week – Finish with the world Today – Similarities taken from these episodes and apply to current political, financial and social environments Hopefully, you found this interesting - Thanks for listening today. If you want to get in contact you can do so here: http://financeandfury.com.au/contact  

Join host, Greg Carlwood, of The Higherside Chats podcast as he talks fascism with returning guest, Shamangineer. As the seemingly never ending battle for control wages between extreme paradigms, and the 'punch a Nazi' and 'snowflake' meme-slinging serves only to muddy the already landmine infested landscape ahead, the battle for absolute authoritarianism has only just begun. With both the left and right chipping away at democratic principles with the help of totalitarian government, cultural constructs and corporations, remaining battle ready and able to recognize signs of fascism seeping into society is becoming increasingly more important. But, recognizing the signs can be harder than catching Pokemon, and having a historical context behind the fascist forces at work can serve as the strongest weapon in this war on personal sovereignty. Fortunately, today's returning guest, Shamangineer, has been following the threads of fascism throughout history, and today he joins The Higherside to weave it all together. 2:00 Diving right into it, Shamangineer begins by discussing fascism in broad strokes by providing some historical context. Much like the broken two-party system of today, the Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians of the 18th century found themselves on opposing ends of the spectrum, each with drastically different ideas about the role of the federal government. While each was to take place under a democratic context, by the will of the people through the ballot box, in a hierarchical bureaucracy, Federalism and big government was experiencing an uptick in support among voters. On the back of the Boston Tea Party, in this post-Revolution landscape, it was understood that the role of corporations was to function as creations of the state, which were founded to accomplish certain objectives, and prohibited from participating in politics. Shamagineer walks through the protections put into place, limiting the influence of corporations like the East India Tea Company, and the gradual erosion of these beginning during the Reconstruction Era. 14:00 Greg and Shamangineer continue with their conversation about fascism throughout our history, the saga of Smedley Butler and Gerald MacGuire, the attempted coup by the American Liberty League, and Prescott Bush's involvement. Connected to both the Hamburg American Line and UBS Bank, Prescott Bush was able to forward the fascist agenda of the major corporations that choke the life from the American middle class, by funding Nazis during WWII and helping their spies infiltrate US soil. Shamangineer goes on to detail the Nazi influence in US institutions such as the O.S.S. and C.I.A. 26:00 With this recent episode being a divergence from their elemental series, Greg and Shamangineer discuss the importance and necessity for an honest examination of fascism given our current political climate. Between accusations of fake news and tiki-torch wielding Nazi's overrunning the streets the clash of ideologies and polarization has helped distract people from the encroachment of fascism from both the left and right. Greg and Shamangineer pivot Carol Rosin, Werner Von Braun, Operation Gladio, and electrogravitic crafts. 36:00 Shamangineer elaborates on the aspects of Operation Gladio, such as the spread of radical Islamic terror in the West. He discusses revelations from the documentary "9/11, Mohamed Atta and the Venice Flying Circus", Osama bin Laden's Nazi connection, and the ties between German fascists and Arab extremists through the Muslim Brotherhood. Leveling the playing field, Greg and Shamangineer also discuss the fascism of Israel, their role in state sponsored terror, the fight for 'The Holy Land', and Hitler's bargain with Zionists. 42:00 Greg and Shamangineer move on to talk about Wilhelm Reich, a contemporary of Freud, he wrote several books about the psychology of fascism, including "The Mass Psychology of Fascism". Having a knack for catching the attention of autho...

David Sehat is an associate professor of history at Georgia State University. His book The Jefferson Rule: How the Founding Fathers Became Infallible and the Our Politics Inflexible (Simon and Schuster, 2015) is part narrative history, part political analysis. Beginning with George Washington's administration to the 2012 Congressional budgetary crisis, Sehat provides a long sweep of the continual conflicts over the meaning of the U.S. constitution and the intent of the founders. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton represented two different interpretations and set the course for subsequent debates over first principles that by Lincoln's time escalated into civil war. The differences revolved largely on the role of the federal government, states rights and the limits of economic freedom. After the Civil War and as America faced becoming a modern nation the founders as a standard of ideals went into eclipse. The oppositional rhetoric of the American Liberty League to Roosevelt's New Deal, and constitutional reinterpretation, once again turned to the founders. Modern political rivals have continued to call on the legacy of the founders to support their arguments and making them a test of political orthodoxy. Martin Luther King's civil rights campaign, the Reagan Revolution, and the Tea Party movement drew from the founders with radically different understandings of the past and the future. Liberals pointed to changing nature of constitutional governance arguing for context and adaptation. Conservatives held to a static and binding view of the constitution asserting original intent. Arguments that found their way to the Supreme Court. Sehat argues that conflict over the intent of the founders, and the meaning of the constitution, has kept the nation paralyzed in dealing with the present. By asking what the founder's would do, we foreclose productive debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Sehat is an associate professor of history at Georgia State University. His book The Jefferson Rule: How the Founding Fathers Became Infallible and the Our Politics Inflexible (Simon and Schuster, 2015) is part narrative history, part political analysis. Beginning with George Washington’s administration to the 2012 Congressional budgetary crisis, Sehat provides a long sweep of the continual conflicts over the meaning of the U.S. constitution and the intent of the founders. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton represented two different interpretations and set the course for subsequent debates over first principles that by Lincoln’s time escalated into civil war. The differences revolved largely on the role of the federal government, states rights and the limits of economic freedom. After the Civil War and as America faced becoming a modern nation the founders as a standard of ideals went into eclipse. The oppositional rhetoric of the American Liberty League to Roosevelt’s New Deal, and constitutional reinterpretation, once again turned to the founders. Modern political rivals have continued to call on the legacy of the founders to support their arguments and making them a test of political orthodoxy. Martin Luther King’s civil rights campaign, the Reagan Revolution, and the Tea Party movement drew from the founders with radically different understandings of the past and the future. Liberals pointed to changing nature of constitutional governance arguing for context and adaptation. Conservatives held to a static and binding view of the constitution asserting original intent. Arguments that found their way to the Supreme Court. Sehat argues that conflict over the intent of the founders, and the meaning of the constitution, has kept the nation paralyzed in dealing with the present. By asking what the founder’s would do, we foreclose productive debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Sehat is an associate professor of history at Georgia State University. His book The Jefferson Rule: How the Founding Fathers Became Infallible and the Our Politics Inflexible (Simon and Schuster, 2015) is part narrative history, part political analysis. Beginning with George Washington’s administration to the 2012 Congressional budgetary crisis, Sehat provides a long sweep of the continual conflicts over the meaning of the U.S. constitution and the intent of the founders. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton represented two different interpretations and set the course for subsequent debates over first principles that by Lincoln’s time escalated into civil war. The differences revolved largely on the role of the federal government, states rights and the limits of economic freedom. After the Civil War and as America faced becoming a modern nation the founders as a standard of ideals went into eclipse. The oppositional rhetoric of the American Liberty League to Roosevelt’s New Deal, and constitutional reinterpretation, once again turned to the founders. Modern political rivals have continued to call on the legacy of the founders to support their arguments and making them a test of political orthodoxy. Martin Luther King’s civil rights campaign, the Reagan Revolution, and the Tea Party movement drew from the founders with radically different understandings of the past and the future. Liberals pointed to changing nature of constitutional governance arguing for context and adaptation. Conservatives held to a static and binding view of the constitution asserting original intent. Arguments that found their way to the Supreme Court. Sehat argues that conflict over the intent of the founders, and the meaning of the constitution, has kept the nation paralyzed in dealing with the present. By asking what the founder’s would do, we foreclose productive debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Sehat is an associate professor of history at Georgia State University. His book The Jefferson Rule: How the Founding Fathers Became Infallible and the Our Politics Inflexible (Simon and Schuster, 2015) is part narrative history, part political analysis. Beginning with George Washington’s administration to the 2012 Congressional budgetary crisis, Sehat provides a long sweep of the continual conflicts over the meaning of the U.S. constitution and the intent of the founders. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton represented two different interpretations and set the course for subsequent debates over first principles that by Lincoln’s time escalated into civil war. The differences revolved largely on the role of the federal government, states rights and the limits of economic freedom. After the Civil War and as America faced becoming a modern nation the founders as a standard of ideals went into eclipse. The oppositional rhetoric of the American Liberty League to Roosevelt’s New Deal, and constitutional reinterpretation, once again turned to the founders. Modern political rivals have continued to call on the legacy of the founders to support their arguments and making them a test of political orthodoxy. Martin Luther King’s civil rights campaign, the Reagan Revolution, and the Tea Party movement drew from the founders with radically different understandings of the past and the future. Liberals pointed to changing nature of constitutional governance arguing for context and adaptation. Conservatives held to a static and binding view of the constitution asserting original intent. Arguments that found their way to the Supreme Court. Sehat argues that conflict over the intent of the founders, and the meaning of the constitution, has kept the nation paralyzed in dealing with the present. By asking what the founder’s would do, we foreclose productive debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Sehat is an associate professor of history at Georgia State University. His book The Jefferson Rule: How the Founding Fathers Became Infallible and the Our Politics Inflexible (Simon and Schuster, 2015) is part narrative history, part political analysis. Beginning with George Washington’s administration to the 2012 Congressional budgetary crisis, Sehat provides a long sweep of the continual conflicts over the meaning of the U.S. constitution and the intent of the founders. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton represented two different interpretations and set the course for subsequent debates over first principles that by Lincoln’s time escalated into civil war. The differences revolved largely on the role of the federal government, states rights and the limits of economic freedom. After the Civil War and as America faced becoming a modern nation the founders as a standard of ideals went into eclipse. The oppositional rhetoric of the American Liberty League to Roosevelt’s New Deal, and constitutional reinterpretation, once again turned to the founders. Modern political rivals have continued to call on the legacy of the founders to support their arguments and making them a test of political orthodoxy. Martin Luther King’s civil rights campaign, the Reagan Revolution, and the Tea Party movement drew from the founders with radically different understandings of the past and the future. Liberals pointed to changing nature of constitutional governance arguing for context and adaptation. Conservatives held to a static and binding view of the constitution asserting original intent. Arguments that found their way to the Supreme Court. Sehat argues that conflict over the intent of the founders, and the meaning of the constitution, has kept the nation paralyzed in dealing with the present. By asking what the founder’s would do, we foreclose productive debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices