Curious Creatures

  Alexander Hamilton was a Caribbean-born American statesman, politician, legal scholar,military commander,lawyer,banker,and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S.Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party,the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper. As the first secretary of the treasury,Hamilton was the main author of the economic policies of President George Washington's administration. He took the lead in the federal government's funding of the states'debts, as well as establishing the nation's first two de facto central banks, a system of tariffs,and friendly trade relations with Britain.  His vision included a strong central government led by a vigorous executive branch, a strong commercial economy, support for manufacturing, and a strong military. Hamilton was born out of wedlock In Charlestown, Nevis. He ...

  Of Human Felicity and the Cosmic Order It is a principle of our nature that the wheels of time, in their constant and willing revolutions, frequently pave a path toward things both infamous and unfamiliar . By the natural order of this universe, such irregularities ought to remain estranged from our common experience; for it is the design of the world that the infamous should not be our daily companion . We observe that the universe, and that Supreme Deity to whom we attribute its authorship, proceed in a manner undeniably mysterious , yet ever progressive . The Root of Happiness Where, then, is happiness rooted in the breast of a human being ? We must ask what eccentricity of the soul links all mankind—regardless of the distinct psyches that divide us—in this singular, relentless pursuit of happiness . Is there an overall ethical precept, a rule of conduct, that might draw us closer to the "thing of things," the very fabric of the universe and the Almighty ?  The Main Root...