Liberty Chronicles, Ep 26; The Constitution as Counter-Revolution, with Sheldon Richman
Channel: Libertarianism.org
Date: 2017-10-24

For decades, Sheldon Richman has been a staple of modern libertarianism. His work builds on a long tradition of libertarianism-from-below, which, while it may emphasize the lives, works, and interests of Great Men, decidedly argues that politicians do not build societies.

Beard, Charles. An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States, 1913.
Hyneman & Lutz (eds.) American Political Writing during the Founding Era, 1760-1805, Two Volumes. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund. 1983.
Morgan, Edmund. The Birth of the Republic, 1763-1789. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1956.
Richman, Sheldon. America’s Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited. Griffin & Lash, 2016.
Wood, Gordon. The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States. New York: The Penguin Press. 2011.

Sheldon Richman can be found on Twitter @Sheldon Richman, readers can find his articles at the Libertarian Institute, and his books at Amazon.

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