EPISODE · Nov 23, 2025 · 38 MIN
Episode 21: Why the Anti-Federalists Hated the Constitution
from The American Founding with Jay Cost · host IFF
Federalists carried the day at the Pennsylvania ratifying convention in October 1787, but Antifederal arguments were spreading rapidly. Newspapers all across the country were publishing works by Antifederalists like Brutus, Centinel, and Federal Farmer. The battle between the two sides was going to be lengthy and closely fought. We all know that the Antifederalists were against the Constitution, but why did they hate it so much? What were they actually for? Tune in to find out!
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Federalists carried the day at the Pennsylvania ratifying convention in October 1787, but Antifederal arguments were spreading rapidly. Newspapers all across the country were publishing works by Antifederalists like Brutus, Centinel, and Federal Farmer. The battle between the two sides was going to be lengthy and closely fought. We all know that the Antifederalists were against the Constitution, but why did they hate it so much? What were they actually for? Tune in to find out!
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