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How Does the Declaration of Independence Influence the Constitution?
Season 5 Episode 51
The Declaration of Independence summarizes and defends the most fundamental ideas about America - about our government, the relationship between it a…
2 months, 1 week ago
When in the Course of Human Events: Creating the Declaration of Independence
Season 5 Episode 50
Summer, 1776: the war for independence is over a year old and the leaders of the 13 colonies have finally decided that independence is their goal. Ho…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
“If they mean to have a war...”: The Causes of the American Revolution
Season 5 Episode 49
The American Revolution, born in the hearts and minds of Americans in response to British tyranny, is one of the most pivotal moments in human politi…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
What Did Frederick Douglass Think of Abraham Lincoln?
Season 5 Episode 48
What Did Frederick Douglass Really Think of Abraham Lincoln?
Discover the complex relationship between two of America's most influential figures in th…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Constitution and the Rule of Law
Season 5 Episode 47
Jeff is joined by Justice Sharon Kennedy, Chief Justice of the Ohio State Supreme Court to discuss the Rule of Law - what is it? Why is it so essenti…
3 months ago
Want to Understand America? Study the Gettysburg Address
Season 5 Episode 46
America is, at its core, a nation founded on ideas, and those ideas have faced criticism, revision, and review over the centuries. Abraham Lincoln, w…
3 months, 1 week ago
Entitlement Reform: A Problem We Can No Longer Avoid
Season 5 Episode 45
What are entitlements? How did they come to be so entrenched in American politics and economics? Why is it that people say that Social Security is go…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside Camp David - The Private World of the Presidential Retreat
Season 5 Episode 44
Jeff is joined this week by Rear Admiral Mike Giorgione (ret.), former commander of Camp David during the Clinton and Bush administrations, to discus…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist
Season 5 Episode 43
Alexander Hamilton didn’t get his due until a Hip-Hip musical brought him to the public eye, over 200 years after his death. But what did he contribu…
4 months ago
What Can We Learn from Herbert Hoover?
Season 5 Episode 42
Think Herbert Hoover was just a failed Great Depression president? Think again. Historian George Nash reveals the shocking truth about one of America…
4 months, 1 week ago