Free Thoughts, Ep. 204: Lessons from the Anti-Federalists (with William J. Watkins, Jr.)
Channel: Libertarianism.org
Date: 2017-09-15

William J. Watkins, Jr. joins us for a discussion on the Articles of Confederation and the ideas of the Anti-Federalists.

Were the Articles of Confederation a failure? How did the country work under them and how is the US Constitution different? What can we learn from the Anti-Federalists?

Show Notes and Further Reading

Watkins’s book is Crossroads for Liberty: Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America’s First Constitution (2016): https://www.amazon.com/Crossroads-Liberty-Recovering-Anti-Federalist-Constitution/dp/1598132792

Trevor mentions this episode of Free Thoughts with Gary Gerstle: https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/liberty-coercion-paradox-american-government-founding-present

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