{"id":1028,"date":"2025-12-10T14:01:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T21:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marginalnonhermit.com\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T21:01:42","slug":"review-the-anti-federalists-were-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marginalnonhermit.com\/?p=1028","title":{"rendered":"Review: &#8220;The Anti-Federalists Were Right?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe id=\"odysee-iframe\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:16 \/ 9;\" src=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/%24\/embed\/%40MarginalNonHermit%3A3%2Fantifederalist-review%3Ad?r=8gvoByECHNgc2BfQ5o91oxf89bpi1Ui4\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Just finished reading a short book from the Tenth Amendment Center, by Michael Boldin and Michael Maharrey. It&#8217;s about some of the Anti-Federalist essays that came between the constitutional convention and ratification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Of course, the Anti-Federalists are barely covered in public school curricula, but they had some very good arguments and several dire predictions that came true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">My notes <a href=\"https:\/\/marginalnonhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/antifed-review-notes.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This book focuses on George Mason, Luther Martin, Elbridge Gerry, The Pennsylvania Minority, and Cato, with a big focus on Martin, giving him 5 of the 9 chapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Written in a narrative style, Boldin and Maharrey write a few sentences setting something up, and end with a 1-2 sentence quote from the Anti-Federalist author knocking it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It&#8217;s short and easy to read, very different from a dry collection of essays. Lots of quotables, but a slight risk of missing context. Also, the quotes are short enough that you don&#8217;t really get a feel for the excellent flowing style some of these writers had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Would have been nice to have some followable references, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">But, it&#8217;s a good book and a good introduction to some of the most poignant Anti-Federalist arguments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Grab a copy <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.tenthamendmentcenter.com\/product\/the-anti-federalists-were-right\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This video is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/@MarginalNonHermit:3\/antifederalist-review:d\">Odysee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fuzdsERtvmk\">YouTube<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitchute.com\/update_video\/E7ujt8amoDih\">BitChute<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just finished reading a short book from the Tenth Amendment Center, by Michael Boldin and Michael Maharrey. It&#8217;s about some of the Anti-Federalist essays that came between the constitutional convention and ratification. 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