The Original Argument: The Federalists' [abridged]

  • Author: Glenn Beck
  • Narrator: Adam Grupper
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 10:56:14
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Synopsis

Glenn Beck revisited Thomas Paine’s famous pre-Revolutionary War call to action in his #1 New York Times bestseller Glenn Beck’s Common Sense. Now he brings his historical acumen and political savvy to this fresh, new interpretation of The Federalist Papers, the 18th-century collection of political essays that defined and shaped our Constitution and laid bare the “original argument” between states’ rights and big federal government—a debate as relevant and urgent today as it was at the birth of our nation.

Adapting a selection of these essential essays—pseudonymously authored by the now well-documented triumvirate of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay—for a contemporary audience, Glenn Beck has had them reworked into “modern” English so as to be thoroughly accessible to anyone seeking a better understanding of the Founding Fathers’ intent and meaning when laying the groundwork of our government. Beck provides his own illuminating commentary and annotations and, for a number of the essays, has brought together the viewpoints of both liberal and conservative historians and scholars, making this a fair and insightful perspective on the historical works that remain the primary source for interpreting Constitutional law and the rights of American citizens.

Chapters

  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 01 Dedication&Prologue

    Duration: 16min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 02 Introduction

    Duration: 23min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 03 Part1

    Duration: 15min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 04 Number1

    Duration: 08min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 05 Number2

    Duration: 08min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 06 Number11

    Duration: 17min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 07 Number85

    Duration: 14min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 08 Part2

    Duration: 23min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 09 Number23

    Duration: 11min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 10 Number37

    Duration: 19min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 11 Number41

    Duration: 23min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 12 Number42

    Duration: 18min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 13 Number43

    Duration: 24min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 14 Number44

    Duration: 20min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 15 Number51

    Duration: 14min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 16 Part3

    Duration: 17min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 17 Number9

    Duration: 12min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 18 Number10

    Duration: 20min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 19 Number39

    Duration: 18min
  • TheOriginalArgumentUAB 20 Number56

    Duration: 10min
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