Speakeasy Ideas

This is the sixth podcast in a series on The Federalist Papers, with Dr. Thomas Krannawitter as your guide through the text. This podcast continues the thematic idea “Separation of Powers” and focuses on an analysis of Federalist #47-49.

The “Separation of Powers” was the subject of one of Dr. Krannawitter’s earliest published academic studies, which can be found here. The essay begins on page 45, to which you might need to click or scroll.

Dr. Krannawitter has taught undergraduate and graduate seminars on The Federalist Papers at Claremont McKenna College, Hillsdale College, Ashland University, and George Mason University, among other places. It’s one of his favorite topics. We hope it becomes one of yours, too.

This link will take you to an online digital version of The Federalist Papers.

To purchase the Kesler/Rossiter edition referenced in all Speakeasy podcasts on The Federalist Papers, click here.

This is the fifth podcast in a series on The Federalist Papers, with Dr. Thomas Krannawitter as your guide through the text. This podcast introduces the thematic idea “Separation of Powers” and focuses on a textual analysis of Federalist #45.

The “Separation of Powers” was the subject of one of Dr. Krannawitter’s earliest published academic studies, which can be found here. The essay begins on page 45, to which you might need to click or scroll.

Dr. Krannawitter has taught undergraduate and graduate seminars on The Federalist Papers at Claremont McKenna College, Hillsdale College, Ashland University, and George Mason University, among other places. It’s one of his favorite topics. We hope it becomes one of yours, too.

This link will take you to an online digital version of The Federalist Papers.

To purchase the Kesler/Rossiter edition referenced in all Speakeasy podcasts on The Federalist Papers, click here.

This is the fourth podcast in a series on The Federalist Papers, with Dr. Thomas Krannawitter as your guide through the text. This podcast summarizes Volume 1, which consists of Federalist #1 through #36, and introduces Volume 2, beginning with Federalist #37.

Dr. Krannawitter has taught undergraduate and graduate seminars on The Federalist Papers at Claremont McKenna College, Hillsdale College, Ashland University, and George Mason University, among other places. It’s one of his favorite topics. We hope it becomes one of yours, too.

This link will take you to an online digital version of The Federalist Papers.

To purchase the Kesler/Rossiter edition referenced in all Speakeasy podcasts on The Federalist Papers, click here.

This is the third podcast in a series on The Federalist Papers, with Dr. Thomas Krannawitter as your guide through the text. This podcast focuses on the first section, which stretches from #2 to #14, of Volume 1.

Dr. Krannawitter has taught undergraduate and graduate seminars on The Federalist Papers at Claremont McKenna College, Hillsdale College, Ashland University, and George Mason University, among other places. It’s one of his favorite topics. We hope it becomes one of yours, too.

This link will take you to an online digital version of The Federalist Papers.

To purchase the Kesler/Rossiter edition referenced in all Speakeasy podcasts on The Federalist Papers, click here.

This is the second podcast in a series on The Federalist Papers, with Dr. Thomas Krannawitter as your guide through the text. This podcast continues the overview and background of the book and then covers Hamilton’s oft-forgotten original Preface as well as Federalist #1.

Dr. Krannawitter has taught undergraduate and graduate seminars on The Federalist Papers at Claremont McKenna College, Hillsdale College, Ashland University, and George Mason University, among other places. It’s one of his favorite topics. We hope it becomes one of yours, too.

This link will take you to an online digital version of The Federalist Papers.

To purchase the Kesler/Rossiter edition referenced in all Speakeasy podcasts on The Federalist Papers, click here.

This is the first in a podcast series on The Federalist Papers, with Dr. Thomas Krannawitter as your guide.

Dr. Krannawitter has taught undergraduate and graduate seminars on The Federalist Papers at Claremont McKenna College, Hillsdale College, Ashland University, and George Mason University, among other places. It’s one of his favorite topics. We hope it becomes one of yours, too.

This link will take you to an online, digital version of The Federalist Papers.

To purchase the edition referenced in all Speakeasy podcasts on The Federalist Papers, check out here.

Part 2 continues and concludes the analysis of the U.S. Constitution.

For the websites and resources referenced in this podcast series, follow the links below:

* Text of the United States Constitution published by Cornell University Law School: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/overview

* The Founder’s Constitution published by the University of Chicago Press: http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/

* Guide To The Constitution published by the Heritage Foundation: http://www.heritage.org/constitution

* Paul Rahe published a beautiful and sweeping 3-volume historical account of “Republics: Ancient and Modern.” Here is the link to Volume 1: https://www.amazon.com/Republics-Ancient-Modern-Vol-Classical/dp/080784473X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Dr. Thomas Krannawitter discusses the overarching purpose and several design features of the United States Constitution. This is Part 1 of a two-part podcast series on the Constitution.

For the websites and resources referenced in this podcast, follow the links below:

* Text of the United States Constitution published by Cornell University Law School: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/overview

* The Founder’s Constitution published by the University of Chicago Press: http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/

* Guide To The Constitution published by the Heritage Foundation: http://www.heritage.org/constitution

Dr. Krannawitter is interviewed by Ross Kaminsky. They talk on a range of subjects—including Speakeasy Ideas—as well as free markets, freedom under law, human flourishing, and related current topics of the day.

The right to property is the fundamental natural right of every human being, because every person by nature owns his own life, body, and mind. When protected by law, the right to keep whatever one invents or produces leads to tremendous prosperity, and solves the problem of poverty. No one figured this out and enshrined it in public policy prior to the American Revolution. This is why America quickly went from a nation of poor subsistence farmers to the most wealthy, powerful, prosperous nation on Earth.