William Hoegland is the author of five books on the American founding period. His new book, the Hamilton scheme, describes Alexander Hamilton and his enemies and allies in the fight to found an American economy. Astra Taylor: Can you talk about what your narrative of America's founding emphasizes that mainstream ones typically don't? William Hoegland: The story I tell challenges both sort of right winging and liberal claims about this period in US history and about the Constitution.Astra Taylor: Please contribute what you can right now at patreon.com slash the dig.