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Tench Coxe: America's Hidden Economic Architect

December 11, 2025·20 min·1 clip
Tench Coxe understood that America couldn't win independence while relying on Britain for basic supplies like gunpowder and uniforms.
This episode explores the life of Tench Coxe, a forgotten patriot who championed economic independence during the American Revolution. It details his shift from loyalist to advocate for American manufacturing and his influence on Alexander Hamilton's policies, while also highlighting his stance against slavery and defense of the Second Amendment.

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A hard-edged history lesson about industry, liberty, and dependence.

The episode uses Tench Coxe as a way into a larger argument about American self-reliance: a young republic that could not make its own goods could not fully protect its freedom.

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You want a Revolutionary-era story about Tench Cox that links wartime scarcity to present-day dependence, with a clear political edge.

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