Just listened through “Hamilton The Musical” and it got me thinking about the U.S. founding fathers. Do you have any particular person from the revolutionary era that your find particularly admirable or fascinating? Any strong opinions about any of the founding fathers?

I am Ham for Ham, no question. Probably my favorite musical and one of the best examples of how to make history relevant I’ve ever heard (still want to see, but tickets sold out until February…)

In terms of members of the Revolutionary Generation, I find myself fascinated by Thomas Paine who doesn’t get nearly enough respect for how revolutionary and genuinely modern his ideas were.