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Ep. 15: Robert Ovetz on Going Beyond the Constitution
Luke talks with Robert Ovetz, author of the recent book We The Elites: Why the US Constitution Serves the Few, which is available in paperback and co…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 14: The SPA's Constitutional Critique
Lucas and Luke discuss the history of the Socialist Party of America (SPA), including its constitutional critique during the Progressive Era. They al…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 13: Samuel Moyn on the 'Devil You Know' and Liberalism Against Itself
Lucas and Luke talk with Samuel Moyn, author of several books, including Liberalism Against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Time…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 12: Aziz Rana on SCOTUS and Reactions to 'The Constitutional Bind'
Lucas and Luke talk with Aziz Rana about recent SCOTUS decisions, reactions to The Constitutional Bind from the political center and left, and the cu…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 11: Roaming Thoughts on the Presidential Debate
Lucas and Luke share a few thoughts about the recent presidential debate. Topics include the Electoral College, bills getting (or not getting) to the…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 10: Harvey J. Kaye on the Lasting Influence of Tom Paine
Lucas and Luke talk with Harvey J. Kaye, author of several books, including Thomas Paine and the Promise of America, Thomas Paine: Firebrand of the R…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 9: Reconstruction, The Second Founding, and Universal and Equal Rights
Lucas and Luke discuss aspects of the Civil War and Reconstruction, emphasizing the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution (also called …
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 8: Michael Klarman on the Constitution's Origins and Contemporary Problems
Luke talks with Michael Klarman, an American historian and constitutional scholar who has written several books, including From Jim Crow to Civil Rig…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 7: Caleb Brennan on Reimagining the Constitutional Order
Luke talks with Caleb Brennan, a journalist and the author of the recent article in Splinter, “It’s Time to Reimagine the Constitutional Order.” Cale…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bonus Ep: A Socialist Critique of the Constitution
Ian Forgie, an author, lawyer, and member of East Bay DSA, concisely examines the Constitution’s structural provisions (including various Executive p…
1 year, 9 months ago