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Returning to First Principles: America's Machiavellian Moment?
Season 6 Episode 23
Niccolo Machiavelli, is usually cast as something of a villain for supposedly promoting cut-throat politics. Regarded as the father of modern politic…
8 hours ago
Religious Liberty at the Founding and Today
Season 6 Episode 22
Religious liberty is at the foundation of the American Idea - but how was it understood and protected at America’s Founding, and how what does this f…
1 week ago
The Voting Rights Act and the Callais Supreme Court Decision - Context and Analysis
Season 6 Episode 21
The United States Supreme Court handed down its decision on Louisiana v. Callais in early May, and it’s impossible to understand this 6-3 ruling with…
2 weeks ago
School Choice: The Past, Present, and Future of a Movement
Season 6 Episode 20
School choice has moved to the forefront of national conversations and debates most notably since COVID; however the ‘educational choice’ movement is…
3 weeks ago
"Mischievous Cousins' - A British Perspective on the American Revolution
Season 6 Episode 19
What’s taught in British schools about the American Revolution? How are Americans’ motivations during the Founding understood by our ‘cousins’ on the…
4 weeks ago
From 1776 to Civil Rights: How the Declaration Shaped the Struggle for Equality
Season 6 Episode 18
The Abolition and Civil Rights movements are often presented as solutions to the failures of the American Founding, or replacements for its ideas. Th…
1 month ago
Ronald Reagan and the Declaration of Independence
Season 6 Episode 17
Abraham Lincoln once asserted that all of his political philosophy was rooted in the Declaration of Independence. Other presidents have spoken positi…
1 month, 1 week ago
From Madison to Modern Politics: The Separation of Powers Debate
Season 6 Episode 16
This episode examines the constitutional principle of separation of powers: what it is, why the American founders considered it essential to liberty,…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Prevent World War III
Season 6 Episode 15
Jeff is joined by Palantir Technologies Development Strategist and author Madeline Hart to discuss her book, co-authored with Palantir’s CTO, about w…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Missouri v. Biden: Free Speech, Coercion, and Government Power
Season 6 Episode 14
The First Amendment’s free speech clause is meant to protect Americans against government abridgment of free expression. How does this apply to socia…
2 months ago