Like all good Americans (well perhaps all geeky Americans), I love the Framers. Old TJ was kind of an ass? Yes, but the Declaration of Independence is a fine piece of writing. John Adams was a screechy prima donna? I'd never tell him to sit down. The Constitution is boring? Nah, it really does grab you from the first page.
But I have a somewhat embarrassing confession to make. I've never actually read The Federalist Papers. This fact is only made worse when you consider that I'm a political science major.
Yes I know how important they are. I've tried. Really. Many times. But I just can't get into them. Enter the blogosphere. This man, certainly more motivated than I, has taken on the task of summarizing and analyizing the Papers in a really readable way. He even puts them in a modern context. Maybe now I won't have to bluff my way through elementary political history discussions.
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