October 17, 2018|Alexander Hamilton, American Founding, Constitutionalism, James Madison, Jay Cost, The Price of Greatness

Hamilton, Madison, and American Oligarchy: A Conversation with Jay Cost

by Jay Cost|

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Jay Cost discusses with us his latest book The Price of Greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy.

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