A New Hamilton Book Looks to Reclaim His Vision for the Left

In “Radical Hamilton,” Christian Parenti argues that the left should use Alexander Hamilton’s mythologized status to drive home his full agenda.

First U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images We have arrived at a place where we all, by now, have an opinion of the musical “Hamilton,” whether we’ve seen it or not, or, at least, we have a strong opinion about people who have opinions of the musical “Hamilton,” whether we or they have seen it or not. Author Christian Parenti has managed something startling in the midst of all this Hamiltonian fascination: He has found something new to say about the man. Image: Verso Books “ Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons From a Misunderstood Founder ,”

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