The 1787 Constitution as Counterrevolution: America's Thermidorian Reaction

The 1787 Constitution as Counterrevolution: America’s Thermidorian Reaction

09/30/2026 Ryan McMaken

One of the most important and aspects of Murray Rothbard’s work on the American Revolution is his framing of the Constitutional Convention as a counterrevolution against the radicalism of the 1770s.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/1787-constitution-counterrevolution-americas-thermidorian-reaction

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