Hamilton continues to resonate because it speaks, consistently and profoundly, to a deep hunger for wisdom in American society today.
This project began with my experiencing first-hand the life story of an “obnoxious arrogant loudmouth” whose “swagger” is “built on a bedrock of total insecurity” (70, 76). Inordinately proud of his “top-notch brain” but prone to serious acts of misjudgment, this “model New Yorker” commits adultery, then pays hush money to cover his tracks (38). A great political scandal ensues.
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