In this second episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II guides readers through Federalist 2-9 and associated Anti-Federalist writings in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America, edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.
Dr. Gregg discusses the contrasting Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on deliberation, the Constitutional Convention, the lessons of history, and the threat posed by standing armies.
Corresponding Reading
Sections 1 & 2, pp.13-74 of Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman, Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America.
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Contributors
Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director
Producer and Editor: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator
Co-Editor: Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar