Author and journalist A.J. Jacobs joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his year of following the Constitution as closely as possible.
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Think America’s too divided? Blame the Founding Fathers
H.W. Brands, professor at the University of Texas at Austin, joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the early days of the Republic, when Federalists and Anti-Federalists battled it out and planted the seeds of our current state of division.
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The surprising things monarchies can teach us about democracy
Priya Satia is a professor of international history at Stanford University and she joins guest host John McCaa to discuss ideas we might take from pre-colonial monarchies.
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The legendary hypocrisy of Thomas Jefferson
Prof. Thomas S. Kidd joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the ways Thomas Jefferson diverged from his own moral compass and the complicated portrait of the man we know from history books.
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Why we can trace today’s America to Reconstruction
Kermit Roosevelt III, a professor of Constitutional law, joins guest host John McCaa to talk about how Abraham Lincoln’s vision of America and the Reconstruction period that followed served as a course correction.
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The people who inspired the Founding Fathers
Historian Marilynne Robinson joins guest host John McCaa for a look at the people and events that shaped the Founding Fathers’ principles.
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The legendary hypocrisy of Thomas Jefferson
Prof. Thomas S. Kidd joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the ways Thomas Jefferson diverged from his own moral compass, from owning enslaved people to religion, and how it complicates the portrait of a man we know from history books.
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George Will On The Origins Of Conservatism
Washington Post columnist George F. Will joins us to make the case that America needs to re-engage with the nation’s founding principles.
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Examining America’s Founding Truths
Harvard historian Jill Lepore joins us to talk about political equality, natural rights and the sovereignty of the people through a 21st Century lens.
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The Fight For The Fed
This hour, we’ll talk about why the Founding Fathers were adamantly opposed to centralized banking – and about why later politicians had a change of heart.
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Finding Constants In A Changing Constitution
What would the Founding Fathers think of our interpretation of the Constitution? We’ll ask the question to Carol Berkin, professor of history at Baruch College and author of ‘The Bill of Rights: The Fight to Secure America’s Liberties.’
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