Why the Founders of America Would Have Written For American Muckrakers
By David B. Wheeler, Co-Founder American Muckrakers and Co-Host MUCK YOU! podcast.
Happy Independence Day! It may be a grim week to celebrate but I’m writing because I think there is light at the end of the tunnel. Please hear me out.
The American Muckrakers, our fierce crew of truth-diggers since 2021, are on a mission to expose corrupt politicians, shady influencers, and corporate cronies who think they’re above the law. Our investigations, lawsuits, MUCK YOU! podcast, and unfiltered Substack posts hold power to account, and I’m convinced the Founding Fathers, those champions of liberty and accountability, would be raising a glass to our work. From Washington to Jefferson, they’d see us as the press they dreamed of: bold, relentless, and vital to democracy.
The Founders’ Vision: Power Must Be Checked
The Founders built America on the principle that power must be checked. They loathed unchecked authority, whether it was a distant king or a local elite. That’s why they enshrined freedom of the press in the First Amendment. James Madison nailed it when he said, “A po…
