William Hogeland
William Hogeland is a historian and writer. His books include The Whiskey Rebellion, Inventing American History, and, most recently, The Hamilton Scheme: An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding. He writes the Hogeland’s Bad History newsletter on Substack.
Confederates in the Capitol
The National Statuary Collection announced the unification of the former slave economy’s emotional heartland with the heart of national government.
William Hogeland responds to Martha Nussbaum
Hamilton was hardly the hero or scholar invoked by Nussbaum.
What Does the McCutcheon Decision Say about Democracy?
Our civics has encouraged us to think of voting as special. Roberts’s opinion suggests we have misled ourselves.
Founding Fathers, Founding Villains
As soon as there was a Constitution, fights about its meaning began.
