Not left or right; older and deeper than that. Federalist or Anti-Federalist, the argument Americans have been having since 1787 still runs underneath the one on today’s news. Answer a few questions and find out where you really stand, in your own convictions rather than your team’s. Publius the Cat is your guide.
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Find Your Ground.
Not left or right. Older and deeper than that.
“Answer honestly; I will do the rest.”
Publius the Cat
Deep
Blue
Blue
Blue
Red
Dem
Dem
Common
Ground
Ground
Blue
GOP
GOP
Red
Deep
Red
Red
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PART I: THE FOUNDING ERA
Your 1776 Position
Strong Fed.
Mod. Fed.
Lean Fed.
Indep.
Lean Anti
Mod. Anti
Strong Anti
Your 2026 Position
Deep Blue
Blue
RedDem
Common
BlueGOP
Red
Deep Red
72% Overlap
Your Cross-Aisle Founders
John Adams
Federalist
George Mason
Anti-Federalist
They despised each other’s positions. They also both insisted on a Bill of Rights. The republic exists because people like them fought hard and then compromised harder.
Where these arguments come from
In 1787 and 1788, three men, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, wrote eighty-five essays under a single name, Publius, to persuade a divided country to ratify the Constitution. We call them the Federalist Papers. They argued every question you just answered, and several you did not. Based on where you stand, begin with these:
“I took the name. I did not write the papers; I merely guard them. Read.”Publius the Cat
