FFs

A reasonable deference to the FFs is not much different than a reasonable deference to early scientific ‘greats’ like Newton and Einstein.

Founding father follies « Skulls in the Stars 2007

For my part, it is simply the recognition that the FFs were a very, very smart group of people who fashioned one of the best political systems ever adopted.

Founding father follies « Skulls in the Stars 2007

Hamilton or Madison are my favorite FFs for that alone almost.

Matthew Yglesias » Endgame 2010

The FFs surely had a distrust for foreign entanglements that was not evident in delegating to Congress the right to legislate domestically (hence the 2/3rds requirement for treaties).

The Volokh Conspiracy » An Eminently Sound Approach to (Supposed) International Human Rights Norms, from the Ninth Circuit 2010

Lends weight to the argument that if the FFs wanted supermajorities in general, they would have made it explicit.

Matthew Yglesias » If The Founders Had Wanted a Supermajority Requirement for the Senate, They Could Have Put One in the Constitution 2010

Recently Mark Zuckerberg (the founder of Facebook) stated that this year Facebook would have one billion participants -- most of whom spend endless daily hours enlisting the membership of what I label "faux friends"(FFs).

Jill Lynne: Life Is Not a Popularity Contest! Jill Lynne 2011

The FFs surely had a distrust for foreign entanglements that was not evident in delegating to Congress the right to legislate domestically (hence the 2/3rds requirement for treaties).

The Volokh Conspiracy » An Eminently Sound Approach to (Supposed) International Human Rights Norms, from the Ninth Circuit 2010

Getting a few more WSJs into FFs 'hands has to be a low cost way of burning up miles.

Pseudo-currency, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

But it would explain why, in addition to positing Lockean notions of natural law right to rebellion, the FFs cited a great deal of British law to explain why what King George and Parliament did violated the existing positive law.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Thoughts on the Revolution (?) in Kyrgyzstan 2010

To prove it, Ferrari thoughtfully helicoptered two FFs to the top of a ski resort, where a track had been plowed into the snow.

The Coolest Ferrari Ever—Drive Carefully Dan Neil 2011