Calvin H. Johnson (Texas) presents Righteous Anger at the Wicked States: The Meaning of The Founders’ Constitution (Cambridge University Press, 2005) today at Boston College:

Righteous Anger of the Wicked States is a history of why the U.S. Constitution was adopted. The most pressing need was to allow the federal government to tax to pay off the debts of the common defense. The Constitution went far beyond the immediate fiscal needs to create a supreme, three-part national government. The book argues that the Founders’ anger at the states for their recurring breaches of duty to the united cause explains both critical steps and the driving impetus for the revolution.

The talk takes place in the East Wing building, Room 200, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.