Buchanan at the American Founding: the constitutional political economy of a republic of equals and unequals
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DOI: 10.1007/s11127-020-00801-w
Abstract: James M. Buchanan cited the American Founding as an important inspiration for his constitutional vision. Buchanan and the Founders shared a belief in the moral equality of persons and a conviction that social order could… read more here.
Keywords: buchanan american; constitutional political; political economy; buchanan ... See more keywords
Fixers and Framers: Reconsidering the Sources and Meaning of the American Founding
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DOI: 10.1017/s1479244319000386
Abstract: In Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution, Woody Holton recounts how he introduces his students to the framing of the US Constitution by playing a game. Dividing the blackboard into three sections, he… read more here.
Keywords: fixers framers; framers reconsidering; reconsidering sources; sources meaning ... See more keywords
“Our End Was in Our Beginning”: Judith Shklar and the American Founding
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DOI: 10.1086/703054
Abstract: Near the end of her career, Judith Shklar sought to redeem American political thought from the “liberal consensus,” which obscured the pervasive presence of both antiliberal tendencies and democratic influences that decisively shaped American political… read more here.
Keywords: end beginning; shklar american; american founding; beginning judith ... See more keywords