Book Review: Breidenbach, Michael, “Our Dear-Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America” (Harvard University Press, 2021) Residents of Stafford County, Virginia, often drive past a large metal crucifix on Route 1. It is dedicated to the Brent family and boasts a plaque singing praises of their quiet work for religious freedom. The Brents […]
The Moral Effects of Hamilton’s Economic Revolution
He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the Public Credit, and it sprang upon its feet. So reads the inscription on the pedestal of the statue of Alexander Hamilton, in front of the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. The quote—originally from […]
