# Ep. 26: The Constitution as Counter-Revolution, with Sheldon Richman **URL:** **By** Anthony Comegna **Published:** October 24, 2017 --- Sheldon Richman has been a staple of modern libertarianism. His work builds on an argument that politicians do not build societies. Sheldon Richman can be found [on Twitter @Sheldon Richman](https://twitter.com/SheldonRichman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor), readers can find his articles at the [Libertarian Institute](https://www.libertarianinstitute.org/articles/sheldon/), and his books at [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Books-Sheldon-Richman/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ASheldon+Richman). [Beard, Charles. An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States, 1913.](https://books.google.com/books?id=P9QpAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false) Hyneman \& Lutz (eds.) American Political Writing during the Founding Era, 1760-1805, Two Volumes. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund. 1983. Morgan, Edmund. The Birth of the Republic, 1763-1789. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1956. [Richman, Sheldon. America’s Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited. Griffin & Lash, 2016.](https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Counter-Revolution-Constitution-Sheldon-Richman/dp/0692687912/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505930373&sr=1-1&refinements=p_27%3ASheldon+Richman) Wood, Gordon. The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States. New York: The Penguin Press. 2011.