The Road to the Second Amendment with Noah Shusterman (part II)
Picking up where we left off in PART I earlier this week, Noah and I discuss the road to the Second Amendment and where the practical application of militias in British North America meets ideology. I very much enjoyed this enlightening conversation and I am quite certain you will as well. In part II we discuss:
Machiavelli and his comments on the citizen soldier
English Parliament, the Stuart Monarchy, the English Civil War, Cromwell’s New Model Army, and William and Mary
Bacon’s Rebellion - when armed citizens become an issue
The Stono Rebellion and militias as a means to maintain a racial hierarchy
Is it all about race? (the BIG question…)
Shays’s Rebellion, the Constitution, and the need for a professional army
The Whiskey Rebellion…reconciling liberty with stability
Today’s huge professional military, heavily armed citizenry, and the problem of gun violence: where does this story go?
Have a listen…
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With compliments,
Keith
PS - we discussed a few other important works on this topic as well…they would be a great addition to your library:
Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America by Adam Winkler
The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832 by Alan Taylor
White over Black: American Attitudes toward the Negro, 1550-1812 by Winthrop Jordan