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Bonus Episode: "The Apple of Gold in the Picture of Silver" - Fireside Chat at The University of Toledo

This bonus episode is a recording of a Fireside Chat that took place during Ben's week-long honors seminar with students in the University of Toledo's Institute of Americ

Gordon Wood and America at 250 w/ C. Bradley Thompson

C. Bradley Thompson has a web page which outlines his scholarship, teaching, and his leadership in broader Civics movement, which can be found here: https://cbradleythomp

Martin Diamond's "The Revolution of Sober Expectations" w/ Jason Jividen

The opening sequence is an excerpt of the live recording of Martin Diamonds presentation from 1976 in Philadelphia. The entire speech can be view here: https://youtu.be/C

No Country for Old Men w/ Carson Holloway

Carson Holloway's bio on the UNO page can be found here: https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/political-science/about-us/directory/carson-holloway.php  H

"How the Declaration Disagrees with John Locke" w/ Daniel Burns

Daniel Burns is Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Dallas where he teaches both in the excellent great books focused undergraduate program and in the Br

Early State Constitutions w/Jordan Cash

Jordan Cash is Associate Professor in the James Madison College at Michigan State University. Faculty web page: https://jmc.msu.edu/directory/c/jordan-cash His books in

David Clinton - George Washington's Farewell Address, Part 2

David Clinton is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Baylor University, where he studies international relations theory, American foreign policy, and the art and p

David Clinton - George Washington's Farewell Address, Part 1

David Clinton is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Baylor University, where he studies international relations theory, American foreign policy, and the art and p

The Foreign Policy of Publius - Federalist 3-5, Part 2

The Constitutionalist is a podcast co-hosted by Professor Benjamin Kleinerman, the RW Morrison Professor of Political Science at Baylor University and Founder and Editor

#63 - Federalist 3-5, Part 1

On the sixty-third episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane and Matthew discuss Federalist papers 3-5, covering commerce, war, providence, and even George Washington's pet

#62 - The Mayflower Compact

On the sixty-second episode of the Constitutionalist, Ben, Shane, and Matthew discuss the Mayflower Compact, and its implications for American political life as one of th

#61 - Bureaucracy and the Constitution w/ Joseph Natali

On the sixty-first episode, Shane and Ben are joined by Joseph Natali, a Ph.D. student at Baylor University dissertating on the constitutionalism of bureaucracy and how P

#60 - Educating the Statesman with Shilo Brooks

On the sixtieth episode, Matthew and Ben are joined by Shilo Brooks, Executive Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton Univ

#59 - Tocqueville - The Omnipotence of the Majority

On the fifty-ninth episode of the Constitutionalist, Ben and Matthew discuss Volume 1, Part 2, Chapter 7 of Alexis De Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" on the omnipote

#58 - Montesquieu and the Founding with William B. Allen

On the fifty-eighth episode, Shane, Matthew, and Ben are joined by William B. Allen, Professor Emeritus of Political Philosophy at Michigan State University, to discuss M

#57 - Tocqueville's Point of Departure

On the fifty-seventh episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane and Matthew discuss Volume 1, Chapter 2 of Alexis De Tocqueville's "Democracy in America." We want to hear f

#56 - Federalist 37

On the fifty-sixth episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane, Ben, and Matthew discuss Federalist 37, and Madison's teachings on political and epistemological limits. We

#55 - Gouverneur Morris with Dennis C. Rasmussen

Purchase Professor Rasmussen's book here. We want to hear from you! Constitutionalistpod@gmail.com   The Constitutionalist is proud to be sponsored by the Jack Miller C

#54 - Defending the Electoral College (Martin Diamond and Herbert Storing)

On the fifty-fourth episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane, Ben, and Matthew discuss the arguments of Martin Diamond and Herbert Storing in favor of preserving the Elect

#53 - Lincoln's Temperance Address

On the fifty-third episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane, Ben, and Matthew discuss Lincoln's famous "Temperance Address," delivered on Washington's birthday in 1842 to