In this fifth episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II covers Federalist 15-23 and two 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 defects in the Articles of Confederation that Publius outlines in this section of the Federalist Papers. He also considers the perspective and arguments of the Anti-Federalists against the necessity for a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation.
Corresponding ReadingSection 4, pp.101-154 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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Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director
Producer and Editor: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator
Co-Editor: Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar