Hamilton: Statesmanship at the Service of a Natural Rights Republic

Hamilton: Statesmanship at the Service of a Natural Rights Republic
A 10-dollar bill bearing the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7, 2010. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images
Tony Williams
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In recent years, American civic culture has suffered deep cleavages. Civil conversations have been poisoned by battles over the meaning of America’s past, and which figures we should revere—and condemn. Even America’s Founding Fathers have come under the microscope, but one—Alexander Hamilton—has been spared such judgments by the massive popularity of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s runaway hit musical, “Hamilton.” Miranda has made Hamilton by far the most popular Founder, at least for the time being.

Tony Williams
Tony Williams
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Tony Williams is a senior teaching fellow at the Bill of Rights Institute. He is the author of six books including "Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance that Forged America" (with Stephen F. Knott) and "Hamilton: An American Biography."
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