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Hamilton's Spot in Hearts, Minds, and Wallets

Why Alexander Hamilton doesn't deserve to be bumped from the $10 bill.

By Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg View | Updated on June 18, 2015

I’m all for finally getting a female face back on U.S. currency, but why demote Alexander Hamilton? Hamilton, whose image currently adorns the $10 bill, is among the most admirable of the founding generation. But because he lacks a constituency, he’s an easy target. And that’s too bad. 

Unlike most of the founders, Hamilton rose from humble beginnings. He was born out of wedlock on the island of Nevis and raised, mostly in poverty, on St. Croix. He had little if any formal education. Yet he became one of the most influential members of the Constitutional Convention as well as the first and, some think still the greatest, secretary of the Treasury.

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