Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama.

Ron DeSantis is an American politician and former military officer who has served as the governor of Florida since 2019. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, DeSantis first gained national attention as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2013–2018), where he aligned with the conservative Freedom Caucus and advocated for limited government and constitutional originalism. He has positioned himself as a key figure in the national conservative movement, emphasizing state sovereignty and cultural conservatism. 'Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama' presents a constitutional critique of President Barack Obama’s agenda, drawing extensively on primary sources such as the Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention debates to contrast the Founders’ vision with what DeSantis calls Obama’s “transformational change.” He argues that policies like the auto-industry bailout, stimulus spending, and the Affordable Care Act represent an executive-driven departure from the Founders’ philosophy of limited government, individual liberty, and separated powers.