The Constitution Is the Hamilton Constitution, Right?

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The Constitution, you know, gave Hamilton not everything he wanted, by no means. He wanted to dissolve the states as independent governments. There's a number of provisions in there that people don't like to talk about because they're about money. But he created a lot of centralization of finance. And that gave him a, he really, the Constitution did.

Astra Taylor interviews William Hogeland on his book Founding Finance: How Debt, Speculation, Foreclosures, Protests, and Crackdowns Made Us a Nation. Hogeland recovers a fascinating crop of mostly-forgotten rebels, the movements they led, and their radical demands that put the landlords and lenders of their day on edge. He also recounts the complex and sometimes deadly machinations that went into suppressing them in order to create a nation that was safe for the owning and investing classes. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig