Episode Details

Mike talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas Ricks about his latest book First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks & Romans and How That Shaped Our Country ( https://www.amazon.com/First-Principles-Americas-Founders-Learned/dp/0062997459/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=thomas+ricks&qid=1603978376&sr=8-1 ). *Topics covered in their discussion include:* * how the 2016 election led Ricks back to ancient Greece & Rome * why we should care about what a small number of Dead White Males thought * the three big things the Founders were wrong about * the influences of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison * what the Founders would have thought about modern campaign finance * why modern Americans shouldn’t panic * the importance of waking up Congress * whether we can (or should) return to the vision of the Founders *Founders Online* ( https://founders.archives.gov/ ) *Thomas Ricks on Twitter* ( https://twitter.com/tomricks1 ) *Mike’s New Podcast* - Politics Makes Me Sick ( https://politicsmakesmesick.com/ ) *The Politics Guys* on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/politicsguyspage ) | Twitter ( https://twitter.com/politicsguys ) *Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible*. If you’re interested in supporting the podcast, go to patreon.com/politicsguys ( https://www.patreon.com/politicsguys ) or politicsguys.com/support ( http://www.politicsguys.com/support ). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands