In the twelfth episode of the Federalist Fridays series we cover Plutarch's Marcus Cato and Cicero's On Duties. These texts highlight more about the proper morals a citizen should have in order for the state at large to be successful. Both texts highlight actions that bring honor on people while also explaining what can harm one's character. As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text.The whiskey for this week is Jameson Irish Whiskey.* No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Jameson.

In the eleventh episode of the Federalist Fridays series we cover The Histories by Polybius. Polybius was a prisoner in Rome and spent much of his captivity studying the Roman Constitution. He gives us some great insight into how the Roman Republic was organized.As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text.The whiskey for this week is Old Forester Straight Rye Whiskey* No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Old Forester

In the tenth episode of the Federalist Fridays series we cover The Hellenistic World. This period is between the end of the Ancient Hellas (Greek) and the start of the Roman Republic.As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text.The whiskey for this week is New Riff Bourbon* No affiliation with Hillsdale College or New Riff

In the ninth episode of the Federalist Fridays series we cover Aristotle's, Nicomachean Ethics and wrap up the Ancient Hellas time period. As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text.The whiskey for this week is Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky.* No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Old Forester

In the eighth episode of the Federalist Fridays series we finish discussing Aristotle's, The Politics. Due to the depth and breadth of this text we opted to split our analysis into multiple episodes. For this third part we cover the section where Aristotle outlines the three necessary parts of government.As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text.The whiskey for this week is Laws Whiskey House, Henry Road Straight Malt Whiskey.* No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Laws Whiskey House

In the seventh episode of the Federalist Fridays series we continue discussing Aristotle's, The Politics. Due to the depth and breadth of this text we opted to split our analysis into multiple episodes. For this second part we cover the section where Aristotle analyzes a constitution and how a citizen relates to that constitution.As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text.The whiskey for this week is Laws Whiskey House, Centennial Straight Wheat Whiskey.* No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Laws Whiskey House

In the sixth episode of the Federalist Fridays series we begin discussing Aristotle's, The Politics. Due to the depth and breadth of this text we opted to split our analysis into multiple episodes. For this first part we cover the section where Aristotle analyzes what it means to be a "citizen".As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text.The whiskey for this week is Laws Whiskey House, San Luis Valley Straight Rye Whiskey.* No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Laws Whiskey House

In the fifth episode of the Federalist Fridays series we cover Plato's, The Republic. In this text we see Socrates and his pupil Glaucon discuss freedom, justice and proper rule.As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text.The whiskey for this week is Laws Whiskey House, Four Grain Straight Bourbon.* No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Laws Whiskey House

For our fourth episode of the Federalist Fridays series we cover Plato's Crito. In Crito, Socrates explains how a citizen must choose to live by all laws of a society or by none of them. That once a citizen embarks upon a social contract they are obligated to uphold their end of the bargain, regardless of the circumstances.As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text.The whiskey for this week is Iwai Blue Label* No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Iwai distillery

In the third episode of the Federalist Fridays series we introduce the Ancient Hellas and discuss Herodotus's The History. Herodotus creates a seen with multiple senators arguing the benefits and limitation of Democracy, Oligarchy and Monarchy.As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text.The whiskey for this week is Jefferson's Very Small Batch Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys.* No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Jefferson's or McLain & Kyne.