Washington's Farewell Address is the most prophetic document in American history. Possibly too prophetic.
The Tavern Floor
Open debate — not tied to any passage. Ask questions, take positions, argue with strangers. Cite the texts. Name names. Keep it interesting.
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The Second Amendment is two sentences long. Americans cannot agree on what either of them means. This is a design failure.
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Jefferson wrote "all men are created equal" while enslaving more than 600 people. The words are more powerful because of it — not less.
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Madison's solution to factions assumed bad ideas don't scale. Social media proved him wrong.
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The most consequential word in the Constitution is "necessary." Hamilton and Jefferson fought about it in 1791. We are still fighting.
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The Constitution was written to prevent democracy, not enable it.