The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison with Ben Shapiro | The Book Club 

Yes! Gridlock is by design. The founders wanted ideas debated. They didn't want the party in power steamrolling the opposition with no recourse so they built in checks to that power

Don't add your "Microsoft Disclaimer" to this! :P

Am I wrong to say that if I introduce a bill along with a new amendment that the judicial branch not right laws , it'll work?

@@theorangegush1368 Right. A precedent is not a law. Its merely a verdict applicable for that particular case.

The so-called antifederalists were actually federalist because they wanted to ensure a federal structure, the structure of a federation. They ensured that the federal government will not become a national government.

think it's helpful to share with others who are pro socialism? I've been so frustrated to see the comments on social media and wonder which PragerU is the best to share with people who are so hateful towards our values.

It’s certainly worth a try, Mary Ann Markowitz!

Yea its sad that we in this generation have forgotten and traded all that liberty for convenience

It is. I do also disagree with several things that Ben said here but they knew what they were talking about back then. They were not idiots.

@Fuert Neigt , I think @ Kyle Dempsey had the short simple answer to your response to @ Audrey Mehring, but my addition to thread of thought is, you simply cannot win an argument with people so entrenched in their opinion that they refuse to be wrong, even when facts are staring them in the face. They WILL NOT go looking for answers except for those that agree with their position. They will continue to push their narrative even when they have been proven wrong, therefore "censorship" or "partisanship" by those who own or control digital Social Media Platforms unfairly continue, as the partisans that are the loudest and most vocal align with the owners of those media platforms.

Same

Probably cuz PragerU is pretty shit most of the time. Half the time they try to undermine the constitution ffs.

Aidan Khan how have they tried to undermine the Constitution

@Joe Me well they're against the separation of church and state for one.

Hahaha! As if Ben could be effectively interrupted!😄

The older he gets, the faster he speaks!

have you ever heard of viva frei? He and Ben could tag team the bible (both testaments) and knock it out in 7 min flat! LOL

Mmmm Very good Mr Shapiro

John Moschitta Jr is still king of fast talkers.

It's as if he were being paid per syllable. He has to discipline himself to learn to slow down and employ fewer words per minute if he expects his listeners to grasp and assimilate his ideas.

Really nice Beth, how are you doing over there.?

Oh that's Great, How Lucky you are. I'm old enough and lucky enough to have had Civics I & II classes in a Public School. Maybe one day they will bring it back along with the Lords Prayer.

Makes me wonder .. what percentage of Americans (youth) have a foggiest idea ?

I was in jr high in mid 90s. I remember learning this in history. It bored me!!! Now as an adult I love learning about this. Ammon Bundy is one of the men that got me Intrested in picking back up. He stood up against tyranny and he was able to put a stop to it.

yeah cause you're texting Lashawnda bro, i was in the class with you.

@@MindfulMaverick29 🤣🤣🤣

I don’t know where you lived, but they teach this in school

They might have taught it, ( I don’t remember) I’m just wondering why I’m interested in it now, but not then ! Lol

@@TheSierriacoates your statement is far more accurate.

Mike and Debby Merged Together in the musical this is the line I looked up to the most, he was such a role model

*HOW DO YOU WRITE LIKE YOURE RUNNING OUT OF TIME*

Writing day and night. Like he's running out of time.

How does Ben talk like he's running out of time? Talks day and night like he's running out of time? Every day he talks like he's running out of time Like he's running out of time Is he running out of time?

shit i read this with rythm

He would be crying if he saw what his namesake school has become. But at least Jay got a college, unlike Alexander Hamilton.. He only got that stupid show. Man I wish they came back as genetic clones like in the book Exponential Apocalypse. That would be awesome.

Why yes

When you google the authors John Jay doesn’t even appear at first😂

how original. a 'am i a joke to you' quote. didnt bother reading replies. did anyone do the 'hold my beer' quote too?

too slow406 too slow... :(

Amen

Also, history tends to repeat, because the people lack the history education of their country. To be honest, there is so much history that an average person could spend a lifetime studying it.

They always forget about John jay

Wing Dings I I’m

Wing Dings iiiiojojojioojojoj

Yeah I’m annoyed people including conservatives don’t mention or realize this. Nice statement mate.

James Mac777 exactly, and the “one person one vote” thing is super cringe as well. The problem I see occurring (that only Jordan Peterson has spoken about that I know of, in terms of public figures) from the democrats is they don’t care about being right, or helping the people which they claim to care for. They simply want to bring and tear the entire system down because they believe our western culture is repressive and founded on slavery and whatever nonsense they claim otherwise. Yet, cultures such as Islam get a free pass even though they truly are the ones that are against basic human freedoms and terrible treatment of women. The USSR was run by individuals who hated ethnic Russians and their own culture. It’s the equivalent of a self hating white person who very progressive saying what a horrible place the US is. They are such trash, and nobody ever talks about it. Insane.

@@jamesmac357 The Senate used to be picked by the States, until someone figured they could make more money if they had it changed. Sadly, most people in DC dont know anything about the founding documents, nor do they care. Its about stacking as much money in their bank accounts as they can.

The only way that I disagree with you is that in saying that we are a Republic you are correct but that still falls short. It is important to say what kind of a republic we are. We are not a singular or unitary or national republic but a Federal Republic. If we are a singular or unitary or national republic then the states are subservient to the federal authority but if we are a Federal Republic, which we are, then the states do have rights irregardless of the federal authority. The distinction must be made or the door is wide open to argue for federal supremacy.

@@thefreeman8791 We are a Constitutional Republic and the Constitution literally says its the supreme law of the land.

I guarantee it!

They’re probably rolling in their graves.

They would have revolted in 1913 😳

​@@robmckay5700 Probably in 1860. Not to protect slavery, but to protect states rights.

@@nateadams4770 States right to what?

Read both and you’ll see why the anti-federalist papers are glossed over. The only historical significance they have is that it proves there was an opposition to the constitution, and the people opposing it weren’t even half as smart as the founding fathers. Just like the democrats who oppose the constitution today.

​@@thanksforsocializing5912 Perhaps they were half as smart but they predicted the democrats rise to power while the Founders were blindsided by their idealism. Our strong Bill of Rights is the greatest gift any Republic has ever received.

@@beedeebee13 damn bro... do you write for Alex Jones or something

@@thanksforsocializing5912 I'm sorry did you just effectively say Thomas Jefferson was dumb?

rightyourwrong not enough talk about turning something gay. Definitely not Alex Jones.

I quadruple that thought! Well said.

Val Mid why do you write like you’re running out of time?

Why do you write like you need it to survive?

LucaDebuka how do you write every second you’re alive

Jack Dean every second your alive

LucaDebuka EVERY SECOND YOUR ALIVE!!

I think Ben Shapiro has a series on each paper : )

Yes, @@flamelynx3335, he mentions it early in the video -- one paper per week, for a year & a half.

@@IndianaJoe0321 I noticed he said that, but I cannot find them. Could you post a link?

Update: Still love this vide9

He must speak, what? 175 words per minute?

I’ll look for a copy on Thrift Book. Thank you!

Thomas Paine seems good, but he is actually a socialist in disguise. If I remember correctly, Age of Reason was where I realized he was a typical modern, educated, more clever leftist. Read Edmund Burke as a response to Paine. Then, go somewhere in the middle, but closer to Burke (minus the pro-monarchy rhetoric).

ClassyCactus - Edmund Burke is in my top 5 favorite Irishmen. He summed up every internal national conflict when he said that all evil needs to succeed is for good men to do nothing.

Josh Johnson Yup. I still think his best (and most popular) quote is the one about freedom without virtue and wisdom.

ClassyCactus - If Burke and Kant were alive today....

*founding*?

@@ApartmentKing66 Thanks

@@ApartmentKing66 Those reading the debates in the daily papers and debating the arguments, were often in their teens. It was a culture that believed anyone could self educate if they read enough.

Really? Seems like important information you would want to know, especially in political science. What are they teaching people if not the very basics of how the constitution works. Maybe this failure in teaching is why we have strayed from the vision of the founding fathers.

You are correct, @@dropppitlikeitshott. Neo-Marxist Democrats have established progressive curricula in grade schools, high schools, and universities. Curricula which re-write History & indoctrinate youngsters into a liberal mindset.

Jose Emilio Orozco: It's not a failure in teaching; education was and still is an intentional political and social re-engineering project by neo-Marxists and even corporate interests. They've long since succeeded with political science, and now they've moved on to corrupting even the hard sciences by actively teaching that objective reality doesn't exist; logic is a tool created by the white male patriarchy to maintain their power; math is racist; men are women; not _all_ women have vaginas; and men can have periods too. And it will continue until every free and democratic country in the world becomes a postmodern dystopia that looks like a cross between _The Matrix,_ a gay _Mulholland Drive,_ and _Mad Max._ Because Republicans lack the balls to do anything about the education systems in this country -- and Right-wingers in general don't seem to have the slightest problem financing these corporate-commie propaganda mills or funding the incineration of their own Constitution through their tax dollars. Remember that the founders lived more than a century before mass compulsory education became a reality. Had they lived to see it, I believe they -- unlike the dumbed-down sheep of today who completely lack foresight -- would have had the wisdom to immediately recognize it for the slave factory it very quickly became; stressed the fact that it's the parents' right and responsibility to educate or procure education for their own children; and vehemently squashed the idea of public education before it could become more than a whisper. "Give me four years to teach the youth, and the seed I have sewn shall never be uprooted" -- often attributed to Vladimir Lenin, but it just so happens that every major megalomaniacle dictator, from Hitler to Mau, had a version of the same sentiment.

Yes....you have to wonder if you got your moneys worth....

Well said, @@margueritezoe.

The AP tests this year are a total joke! If you have a skimming’s worth of knowledge from your textbook it’s easy to pass any humanities exam because you can just google things to refresh your knowledge.

And perhaps this is still highly worth taking in and having deep understanding of, regardless of our next personal achievement...

Shaun Wilson totally agree working my way through them in order of importance

😂

The beauty of the federalist papers is that they directly confront the arguments made against them. So in reading them, you also read the arguments

Agree... it sounds like they want to do that too. BTW like your name... 👍🇺🇸

Did you watch the entire video?

18:21

@@stacyplotts7483 You can look at when I posted this. I posted this a day before it Premiered. But discussing them for a bit in this video is not the same as doing a full video on them. Which was the intent of my original comment.

Why? I've read it....it's ok....but again, why?

@@mmmmmark9751 After Your comment, Sir, there is no Mmmm to your name. You have no pulse and you are NOT delicious. Meanwhile, the Satyricon is sumptuous, delectable, and perfectly char-broiled from the spread of being teasingly displayed across a Vestal Virgin's buxom and most eager naked body... But to your defense, you need the right translation to get it.

@@raymondsmith9063 Drivel. Answer my question. Why? Why do you want a religious Jew to review that book?

@@mmmmmark9751 Well now after That question, Prager is the one who Has To review the book. I was thinking about someone like Mary Beard or Pat Sajak joining Michael Knowles to talk about its tasty nummies. No! Not any more, Sir, Not Any More. Oh, It's on!

I had to put the video on .75 playback speed to understand Ben Shapiro 😆

@@ashlynnshoolroy28 I put him on ×2 sometimes.

Jefferson said something like “” only an educated and informed citizenry would be able to prevent Tyranny”” . I think it was Adams who said something like “” this government only survives by a moral and virtuous people””. Benjamin Franklin when asked what government did you give us Dr. Franklin? responded “”A republic madam, if you can keep it “”. And Patrick Henry was one of the leaders Against the constitution who feared that a centralized government would use it to usurp the powers of the state and only with the push from the Anti-federalists and the Anti-constitutionalists did they keep the constitution tight and explicit in limiting government and to appease the anti federalists- they agreed to adopt the bill of rights as amendments to make it crystal clear - The federalist argued it wasn’t necessary because the constitution didn’t give the fed govt that power - but the anti federalists knew that they needed to have the bill of rights included to make damn sure. Can you imagine where we would be today without the first 10 Amendments to the constitution??????? Man has certainly acted like man since that time and tried and succeeded to usurp the constitution ever since it passed and as generation after generation pass on -we lose touch with these principles more and more Forgot who said this “” once the majority realize they can vote themselves benefits from the treasury - the American experiment will end””. Marx said that “”America will voluntarily move to Marxism by using democracy to get there””.........The Russians said “”American greed will allow them to destroy themselves “”- and the Muslim fundamentalists have said “”we are going to use their freedoms to destroy the big Satan from within “”

I was quite taken with Yang's UBI but ONLY if it were released with a Disney-esque song (or Hamilton-esque song) to remind people to be good citizens, they still need to participate in society, etc. having since watched the hoo-ha over wearing a damn mask for a short speck of time, i'm convinced it just won't work as there are too many selfish/entitled people.

The Republic died a long time ago, most people just haven't realize it yet because it's building momentum running down a steep mountain side; everybody's going to realize it soon though because we're all just about to careen off the cliff call Contested Election and down into the valley of destruction.

@@iamisaid2295 I have seen that many leftists are wearing masks just because they don't want to look like Right-wingers. That is the deeper issue over the mask, I would say. Strange.

@@toddpellegrin8903 the funny thing is that Jefferson created the democratic-republic party to oppose the federalist

im doing notes on it right now for a government assignment. Ben talks a little to fast tho

So did he learn to keep his pants on while reading documents or is "projectile jizzing" now aloud on youtube?

It's a great book. I've read parts of it

Should be read in school. So many people today don't understand our country

@@TheMindaeva this is the scene that keeps playing in my head lately ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gMI_26oljqs.html

They always forget about John jay

And that’s why I’m a Libertarian

Chris52000 yup yup, screw the boot-licking neo-cons.

The issue is we would have anarchy by now if the antifeds got their way. Their vision of the fed would have never supported rule of law long term. That said I miss the days when these were the opposing views rather than today's neo-con vs. "progressive" (regressive)

Matthew Garn i see no problem with anarchy.

@@zalmyt.1845 under anarchy you have no rights you can't directly protect physically yourself. Works great if you are bulletproof, and Olympic echelon physicality. Otherwise RIP to your "rights". Without rule of law you may as well be open borders too, every level from "nation" to your doorstep, if you still have one

My parents taught us the feds, like theirs before them. Important things always taught by family. School is to get you ready for work...mixed with babysitting. Ben Franklin wrote that university is to share ideas of what you know...not to learn subjects fresh. So many hours in a day...no way schools can teach faster than you can study and read on your own. It's the new babysitter 7 or 8 hour 5 day school schedule for boomer generation babysitting that killed education. Took the accountability away from parents and handed over to Jack's of all trades. Masters of non...ppl who aren't invested in your future

Anything by Heinlein would be fine

Agreed. Perhaps Knowles could interview Carl Benjamin on ST. If you haven’t seen his video on the politics of starship troopers, you’re missing out!

Hey, how are you doing over there?

I do

@Fuert Neigt No, the way WE talk is awful.

I have two hard copies because I do not trust the big companies that control the information on the internet to not change these documents. I'm mildly paranoid about content changes.

I have it. It has that old book smell but with 50% more freedom.

@Dove Smiling wrote, "we are the ones that do not talk proper." "We are the ones who do not speak properly."

Yeah ... why'd he say that?

@@IndianaJoe0321 It's a running in house joke at the Daily Wire where they are both presenters. Shapiro is his boss (one of them).

@@IndianaJoe0321 I believe the main reason is because Knowles published a book where every page was blank and it was a bestseller.

You say “Federalist” I say “Papers!” Federalist! Papers! Federalist! Papers! ... Anybody??

Who says that it is? Nobody should rule over anybody.

The point is that without the bill of rights, that 51% could establish evils at the expense of the 49%. Things like, “the 49% must pay 100% of the taxes”.

Also, its about debating the issues and eventually working out compromise to steer in an agreed direction.

I believe it was last year to year and a half, on the Ben Shapiro Show. I am not sure if they are labeled as such on RU-vid. He would do this as an end segment.