earned his M.A. and Ph.D in American history from the University of South Carolina.  He is the author of the Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers and The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution.

Commentary

Overlooked Founders and the Key to The Constitution

Americans more often than not discuss the meaning of the Constitution through the lens of Supreme Court decisions and the famous Federalist essays of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.  That is only part of the story, and in the case of the Supreme Court, a subjective and politically tainted chapter.