Although it has not been definitively established, these essays are generally attributed to Robert Yates. The Brutus essays provide the most direct and compelling rebuttal of the Federalist argument.

What is the main point of Brutus 1?

Brutus 1 argued that federal power was bad and that the Constitution gives too much power to the federal government.

Who wrote Brutus 2?

In Brutus II, the second in a series of Anti-Federalist Papers by an unknown author (probably Robert Yates), a discussion is had about a Bill of Rights. More specifically, a discussion is had about the US Constitution’s LACK of a Bill of Rights.