Essays on Hamilton

While issues surrounding monarchy are practically nonexistent in America today, the point Hamilton makes here is nonetheless relevant to our society despite being over 200 years old. Democracy, in Hamilton’s time, was an achievable ideal; the American Revolution was the result of many Americans agreeing…

We all have attributes that define who we are and our ability to impact and crucial historical people appear to be no different, especially in the early republic and exploration phase. The advantage that history provides is it provides strong specific examples of people with…

Hamilton vs. Burr In Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr are very similar in their ambition and life situations. The difference between them lies in how they react to the pressures placed on them. Despite the similarity…

In American Stories, in the final paragraph of the “Alexander Hamilton” section of Chapter Seven: Politics and Society in the Early Republic, Mr. Ripper writes: “Emotion – as expressed in moral and ethical terms of right and wrong – guides politics, central to the election…