Michael Barone - AEI
When the English Whigs who were behind the “Glorious Revolution” brought William and Mary from the Netherlands to claim the English throne in 1688 they presented a bill of rights. The document guaranteed the “Rights of Englishmen” and limited monarchial power. A little under 80 years later George Mason drafted his own Virginia Declaration of Rights and borrowed much of his text from the original English bill. Michael Barone has written about the Glorious Revolution and how it affected the American founders in his book, “Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America’s Founding Fathers.”
Meet Michael
Michael Barone is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. A political analyst and journalist, Michael Barone studies politics, American government, campaigns and elections. The principal coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics, he has written many books on American politics and history. Barone is also a senior writer for U.S. News & World Report. You can read his blog here: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/barone/
About the AEI
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a private, nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics, and social welfare. Founded in 1943, AEI is home to some of America’s most accomplished public policy experts.
AEI’s purposes are to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and responsibility, vigilant and effective defense and foreign policies, political accountability, and open debate. Its work is addressed to government officials and legislators, teachers and students, business executives, professionals, journalists, and all citizens interested in a serious understanding of government policy, the economy, and important social and political developments.
The InterviewWhy Did You Write “Our First Revolution”
What Was Glorious About The Glorious Revolution
What Were The Causes of The Glorious Revolution?
Was King William’s Embrace of Parliament Purely Pragmatic?
Why Was The Glorious Revolution Important For Capitalism?
How Did The Glorious Revolution Change Foreign Policy?
Where Did The Idea of A “Bill of Rights” Come From?
The Right to Keep and Bare Arms
Religious Tolerance and The Glorious Revolution
How Did The Founders Differ From The Bill of Rights?
Why Did The Founders Rebel Against The English?
