Articles written by James Hogan
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The Framers and the Sovereign
In the summer of 1787, the framers of the Constitution of the United States took the radical step of transferring national sovereignty from a government to the people.
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America's First Government
This essay examines the balancing of states' rights and national power in The Articles of Confederation.
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The Articles of Confederation
This essay examines the balancing of states' rights and national power in The Articles of Confederation.
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Herodotus, the Father of History
By applying skeptical inquiry with a shift from poem to prose, an ancient Greek writer becomes Herodotus, the first historian.
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Francis Bacon and The New Organon
Francis Bacon's book, The New Organon, analyzed errors in the natural philosophy of the early 17th century and laid out the framework of modern science.
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Opposition to the Bank of the U.S.
In his most recent book, historian Joseph Ellis argues that protecting slavery influenced Jefferson and Madison to oppose Hamilton's federal economic policies.
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The Code of Hammurabi
The Babylonian king Hammurabi develops one of the earliest written law codes in ancient Mesopotamia. The codex gives insights into Babylonian culture and ancient law.
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Jefferson and the Aristocracy
Influenced by the writing of the Roman Senator Cicero, Thomas Jefferson introduced bills to repeal the laws of primogeniture and entails in the Virginia legislature.
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Benjamin Franklin, Scientist
In the late 1780s Franklin led a team of scientists and physicians to investigate claims of magnetism's "healing powers."
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The Early Trade Societies of NY
This essay reviews the origins and development of early American labor political activism. It traces the political rise of Artisan Societies in Revolutionary era New York
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