In the thirteenth episode of the Federalist Fridays series we cover the prologue from Sallust's The Conspiracy of Cataline as well as the introduction to The Roman Empire by the Hillsdale College staff. As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text. The whiskey for this week is Shinobu Pure Malt Whiskey Mizunara Oak. * No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Shinobu ..read more

In the twelfth episode of the Federalist Fridays series we cover Plutarch's Marcus Cato and Cicero's On Duties. These texts highlight more about the proper morals a citizen should have in order for the state at large to be successful. Both texts highlight actions that bring honor on people while also explaining what can harm one's character. As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text. The whiskey for this week is Jameson Irish Whiskey. * No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Jameson ..read more

In the eleventh episode of the Federalist Fridays series we cover The Histories by Polybius. Polybius was a prisoner in Rome and spent much of his captivity studying the Roman Constitution. He gives us some great insight into how the Roman Republic was organized. As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text. The whiskey for this week is Old Forester Straight Rye Whiskey * No affiliation with Hillsdale College or Old Forester ..read more

In the tenth episode of the Federalist Fridays series we cover The Hellenistic World. This period is between the end of the Ancient Hellas (Greek) and the start of the Roman Republic. As always we use the Hillsdale College Western Heritage reader as our source for the text. The whiskey for this week is New Riff Bourbon * No affiliation with Hillsdale College or New Riff ..read more