Second of three posts on Hamilton's financial program, 1790-1791. Last week's post, the introduction to this series, included a chronology of Hamilton's major writings as secretary of the Treasury and an…
Tiptoeing on eggshells across a minefield: a non-economist grapples with Hamilton's major works as secretary of the Treasury. This week's post includes an outline of Hamilton's First Report on Public…
"The Minstrel Boy" Listen (John McDermott has a wonderful voice!) as if you'd never heard this song before. It isn't just about Ireland: it's about not surrendering your values. The Minstrel-boy to…
Hamilton plunges into business as secretary of the Treasury. Setting precedents Once the Constitution was ratified, the new United States government had to be constructed from the ground up. One…
Ratification, celebration, fortification, condemnation, procreation. For the Constitution to take effect, nine of thirteen states had to ratify it. By late May 1788, eight states had done so: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New…
Last week's post ran from the Marquis de Lafayette at Prospect Park West and 9th Street to the Prospect Park War Memorial. This week we pick up at the Woolman Rink…
This is the fifth and final post of my favorite excerpts from the Federalist Papers, including nos. 84-85. The post on nos. 1-20 is here; on nos. 21-36, here; on nos. 37-70,…
This is the fourth post of my favorite excerpts from the Federalist Papers, including nos. 71-83. The post on nos. 1-20 is here; on nos. 21-36, here; on nos. 37-70, here. In…
This is the third post of my favorite excerpts from the Federalist Papers, including nos. 37-70. The post on nos. 1-20 is here; on nos. 21-36, here. In brief, the excerpts made…
Handel’s Alcina will be performed by OperaRox Productions on Friday, February 3, 2017 at 8 p.m., and on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 2 p.m.; Studio Artists Performance is Sunday,…