Scott English
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Washed-up politico and lover of stamp collectors. Occasionally witty. I've made international news for finding a missing stamp and a missing governor. Not at the same time.
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Scott English
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· Aug 26
The Federalists Reloaded | No. 14
The Union Isn't Too Big. Washington Is.
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"What was once Ronald Reagan’s “Shining City on the Hill” has become a perverted Mordor casting darkness on the rest of us."
Read The Federalists Reloaded on Number 14 now, "The Union Isn't Too Big. Washington Is."
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Read The Federalists Reloaded on Number 14 now, "The Union Isn't Too Big. Washington Is."
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“A republic survives only when its citizens see themselves as responsible for its defense. Not only in war, but in peace. Not only in emergencies, but in the steady work of preserving liberty”~ @scottenglish.com #VeteransDay
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The Citizen Soldier
Liberty’s Living Thread
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November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“A republic survives only when its citizens see themselves as responsible for its defense. Not only in war, but in peace. Not only in emergencies, but in the steady work of preserving liberty”~ @scottenglish.com #VeteransDay
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By Federalist 20, Hamilton and Madison had seen enough horror for a trilogy. Greece fell. Germany stumbled. The Dutch Republic became a bureaucratic zombie. The Constitution was their boomstick against the undead army of indecision.
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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 20
Army of Dysfunction
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November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
By Federalist 20, Hamilton and Madison had seen enough horror for a trilogy. Greece fell. Germany stumbled. The Dutch Republic became a bureaucratic zombie. The Constitution was their boomstick against the undead army of indecision.
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Morris Rosen, a survivor on a mission, left this world on December 12, 2020, in his adopted hometown of Baltimore, MD. His mission: To be a voice for those who died in the Holocaust [ @scottenglish.com ]
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Living to Tell the Story
The Life and Legacy of Morris Rosen
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October 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Morris Rosen, a survivor on a mission, left this world on December 12, 2020, in his adopted hometown of Baltimore, MD. His mission: To be a voice for those who died in the Holocaust [ @scottenglish.com ]
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Madison and Hamilton walked into Federalist No. 18 like a tag team ready to drop the Articles of Confederation through a folding table.
Their finisher? A history lesson on how pride and disunity always lose the match.
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Their finisher? A history lesson on how pride and disunity always lose the match.
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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 18
A Historical Tag-Team Promo from Madison and Hamilton
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October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Madison and Hamilton walked into Federalist No. 18 like a tag team ready to drop the Articles of Confederation through a folding table.
Their finisher? A history lesson on how pride and disunity always lose the match.
https://bit.ly/4hpHaPd
Their finisher? A history lesson on how pride and disunity always lose the match.
https://bit.ly/4hpHaPd
Thanks to the Scandalized podcast for interviewing me this week. Something new for a lot of folks. Give it a listen!
Hiking the Podcast Trail https://bit.ly/4nOD8lM
Hiking the Podcast Trail https://bit.ly/4nOD8lM
Hiking the Podcast Trail
Everybody Loves a Scandal
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October 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thanks to the Scandalized podcast for interviewing me this week. Something new for a lot of folks. Give it a listen!
Hiking the Podcast Trail https://bit.ly/4nOD8lM
Hiking the Podcast Trail https://bit.ly/4nOD8lM
Hamilton believed the federal government had “no temptation” to interfere in local life. Two centuries later, the bureaucratic state proves he was wrong.
Hamilton vs. the Bureaucratic State 👇
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Hamilton vs. the Bureaucratic State 👇
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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 17
Hamilton vs. the Bureaucratic State
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September 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Hamilton believed the federal government had “no temptation” to interfere in local life. Two centuries later, the bureaucratic state proves he was wrong.
Hamilton vs. the Bureaucratic State 👇
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Hamilton vs. the Bureaucratic State 👇
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Even in dark moments, we can choose light. Violence does not have to define us. Compassion can.
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Are You Listening Now?
A Time for Choosing
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September 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Even in dark moments, we can choose light. Violence does not have to define us. Compassion can.
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Federalist 15: Hamilton wanted enforcement. Franklin argued for freedom. Striking the balance is never easy.
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Federalists Reloaded | No. 15
An Imbecility of Government, A Tyranny of Order
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September 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Federalist 15: Hamilton wanted enforcement. Franklin argued for freedom. Striking the balance is never easy.
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https://bit.ly/4mVE6MP
"What was once Ronald Reagan’s “Shining City on the Hill” has become a perverted Mordor casting darkness on the rest of us."
Read The Federalists Reloaded on Number 14 now, "The Union Isn't Too Big. Washington Is."
https://bit.ly/45SNSI2
Read The Federalists Reloaded on Number 14 now, "The Union Isn't Too Big. Washington Is."
https://bit.ly/45SNSI2
The Federalists Reloaded | No. 14
The Union Isn't Too Big. Washington Is.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"What was once Ronald Reagan’s “Shining City on the Hill” has become a perverted Mordor casting darkness on the rest of us."
Read The Federalists Reloaded on Number 14 now, "The Union Isn't Too Big. Washington Is."
https://bit.ly/45SNSI2
Read The Federalists Reloaded on Number 14 now, "The Union Isn't Too Big. Washington Is."
https://bit.ly/45SNSI2
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Why should they raid my house? He’s the one who sucks.
August 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Why should they raid my house? He’s the one who sucks.
On leaving a job without a plan and how one just appears before you. Why I'm joining the Pritzker Military Museum and Library.
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https://bit.ly/4mBTVaQ
A Personal Message
An Incredible Opportunity to Honor Those Who Served
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August 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
On leaving a job without a plan and how one just appears before you. Why I'm joining the Pritzker Military Museum and Library.
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https://bit.ly/4mBTVaQ
Hamilton warned us. Tariffs failed. The tax code rewards wealth over work. And the middle class is left holding the bag.
🧵 The Federalists Reloaded | No. 12
Read Now: Taxed, Tariffed, and Totally Screwed
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🧵 The Federalists Reloaded | No. 12
Read Now: Taxed, Tariffed, and Totally Screwed
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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 12
Taxed, Tariffed, and Totally Screwed
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August 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hamilton warned us. Tariffs failed. The tax code rewards wealth over work. And the middle class is left holding the bag.
🧵 The Federalists Reloaded | No. 12
Read Now: Taxed, Tariffed, and Totally Screwed
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🧵 The Federalists Reloaded | No. 12
Read Now: Taxed, Tariffed, and Totally Screwed
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Tariffs are flying. Trade policy is chaos. Hamilton warned us in 1787.
Federalist No. 11 wasn’t about control, it was about leverage. The latest edition of The Federalists Reloaded.
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Federalist No. 11 wasn’t about control, it was about leverage. The latest edition of The Federalists Reloaded.
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The Federalists Reloaded | No. 11
The Succession of States: Hamilton vs. the Dysfunctional Republic
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July 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Tariffs are flying. Trade policy is chaos. Hamilton warned us in 1787.
Federalist No. 11 wasn’t about control, it was about leverage. The latest edition of The Federalists Reloaded.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4fdUBkd
Federalist No. 11 wasn’t about control, it was about leverage. The latest edition of The Federalists Reloaded.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4fdUBkd
Airstrikes. Protests. A Speaker resigns. Clinton impeached. I was working for Mark Sanford, and somehow we were in the middle of the action.
Four Wild Days in December: https://bit.ly/418RxzT
Four Wild Days in December: https://bit.ly/418RxzT
Four Wild Days in December
Revisiting the Clinton Impeachment
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July 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Airstrikes. Protests. A Speaker resigns. Clinton impeached. I was working for Mark Sanford, and somehow we were in the middle of the action.
Four Wild Days in December: https://bit.ly/418RxzT
Four Wild Days in December: https://bit.ly/418RxzT
Coming Friday. You won't want to miss it.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Coming Friday. You won't want to miss it.
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“You’re not ready.”
Four months later: “Take the job or clean out your desk.”
Working for Mark Sanford was part Jagger and Richards, part HR nightmare. But it taught me how to lead, fight, and survive dysfunction.
New post is up.
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Four months later: “Take the job or clean out your desk.”
Working for Mark Sanford was part Jagger and Richards, part HR nightmare. But it taught me how to lead, fight, and survive dysfunction.
New post is up.
👇https://bit.ly/4eW5ozf
Built by Conflict
What Keith Richards taught me about working for Mark Sanford
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July 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“You’re not ready.”
Four months later: “Take the job or clean out your desk.”
Working for Mark Sanford was part Jagger and Richards, part HR nightmare. But it taught me how to lead, fight, and survive dysfunction.
New post is up.
👇https://bit.ly/4eW5ozf
Four months later: “Take the job or clean out your desk.”
Working for Mark Sanford was part Jagger and Richards, part HR nightmare. But it taught me how to lead, fight, and survive dysfunction.
New post is up.
👇https://bit.ly/4eW5ozf
“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” Jefferson
Fear is a product now. Politicians, media, and algorithms all profit. We can do better. Read deeper. Think harder. Or else.
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Fear is a product now. Politicians, media, and algorithms all profit. We can do better. Read deeper. Think harder. Or else.
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The Liberty Dance
If They Don’t Dance, Well They’re No Friends of Mine
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July 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” Jefferson
Fear is a product now. Politicians, media, and algorithms all profit. We can do better. Read deeper. Think harder. Or else.
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Fear is a product now. Politicians, media, and algorithms all profit. We can do better. Read deeper. Think harder. Or else.
📝 New post: https://bit.ly/4eP6ixr
I spent nearly 20 years working with Mark Sanford. The hardest part wasn’t the politics. It was protecting the brand, even from the man.
It started with a one-minute sugar speech. It ended with a lesson I never forgot.
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It started with a one-minute sugar speech. It ended with a lesson I never forgot.
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The Man vs. The Brand
The Truth about the Duality in Politics
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July 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I spent nearly 20 years working with Mark Sanford. The hardest part wasn’t the politics. It was protecting the brand, even from the man.
It started with a one-minute sugar speech. It ended with a lesson I never forgot.
https://bit.ly/44VuIlr
It started with a one-minute sugar speech. It ended with a lesson I never forgot.
https://bit.ly/44VuIlr
Flip This Government: Hamilton and Madison weren’t chasing utopia. They were building a system that could take a hit and keep running.
New Federalists Reloaded is live: What they built, Where it’s cracking, How we fix it
Read it here → https://bit.ly/FlipThisGovernment
New Federalists Reloaded is live: What they built, Where it’s cracking, How we fix it
Read it here → https://bit.ly/FlipThisGovernment
The Federalists Reloaded | No. 9
Flip This Government: Building a Better Union
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July 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Flip This Government: Hamilton and Madison weren’t chasing utopia. They were building a system that could take a hit and keep running.
New Federalists Reloaded is live: What they built, Where it’s cracking, How we fix it
Read it here → https://bit.ly/FlipThisGovernment
New Federalists Reloaded is live: What they built, Where it’s cracking, How we fix it
Read it here → https://bit.ly/FlipThisGovernment
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Liberty isn’t a brand. It’s a responsibility. We don’t have to agree on everything, but we do have to stay in the conversation. That’s how you keep a republic. I wrote about it here. Give it a read.
https://bit.ly/4lw8pZP
Liberty isn’t a brand. It’s a responsibility. We don’t have to agree on everything, but we do have to stay in the conversation. That’s how you keep a republic. I wrote about it here. Give it a read.
https://bit.ly/4lw8pZP
On Independence Day
Reclaiming America from Rage, Fear, and the Cheap Seats
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July 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Liberty isn’t a brand. It’s a responsibility. We don’t have to agree on everything, but we do have to stay in the conversation. That’s how you keep a republic. I wrote about it here. Give it a read.
https://bit.ly/4lw8pZP
Liberty isn’t a brand. It’s a responsibility. We don’t have to agree on everything, but we do have to stay in the conversation. That’s how you keep a republic. I wrote about it here. Give it a read.
https://bit.ly/4lw8pZP
In the Fall of 1996, I got fired from my first job in DC. It felt like the world had ended. It turned out to be the beginning of my career.
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You’re Fired!
How Losing My Job Started Me Down the Trail
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June 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
In the Fall of 1996, I got fired from my first job in DC. It felt like the world had ended. It turned out to be the beginning of my career.
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OTD 2009: A mysterious disappearance ends with a wild press conference. Then the real collapse began. This is the story of what happened after the cameras shut off.
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Sixteen Years Later
Happy Mark Sanford Press Conference Day to All Who Celebrate
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June 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
OTD 2009: A mysterious disappearance ends with a wild press conference. Then the real collapse began. This is the story of what happened after the cameras shut off.
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Helluva way to start a Monday. 🔥🔥🔥
Haven't heard this in ages - still slaps tho youtu.be/TIYvRm42wLs?...
Jesus Jones feat. Beastie Boys - Right Here Right Now
YouTube video by UNDERCURRENT BOOTLEG
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June 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Helluva way to start a Monday. 🔥🔥🔥