Podcasts about american founders

Guests: Kevin Portteus, Daniel J. Mahoney, & Brent Cline Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about how the American Founders viewed the question of birthright citizenship and a recent essay he wrote on the subject. Daniel J. Mahoney, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute […]

Guests: Kevin Portteus, Daniel J. Mahoney, & Brent Cline Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about how the American Founders viewed the question of birthright citizenship and a recent essay he wrote on the subject. Daniel J. Mahoney, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and senior writer at Law & Liberty, discusses his recent book The Persistence of the Ideological Lie: The Totalitarian Impulse Then and Now. And Brent Cline, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a short series on the Harlem Renaissance. This week, the life and work of poets Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christopher Rufo and Glenn Greenwald debate the role of government in higher education, the meaning of academic freedom, the American Founders' vision for universities, and more.  ------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Follow Christopher Rufo Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook   LinkedIn  

You can tell a lot about who someone is by the language they speak. It's like a window into the culture and history of the people who speak it. In this episode, Dr. Gene Bailey considers the way the founding Fathers of America spoke (and more importantly wrote) and their impact on us today. American writers were influenced by the style, language, and themes of the King James Bible. This was the heritage of the American Founders; their thoughts and worldview were interpreted through the language of the Bible.   RRTV_250323_RR

For the latest Anchoring Truths Podcast, JWI Affiliated Scholar Paul DeHart joins for a fascinating in-depth discussion on themes from his latest book, The Social Contract in the Ruins: Natural Law and Government by Consent. DeHart is a distinguished professor of political science at Texas State University. Topics include the limits of the consent of the governed, philosophic errors of modern liberals such as John Rawls, what the American Founders correctly identified about the origins of rights, and the problems with Justice Holmes's legal positivism.

During the Anglo-Saxon period, which lasted from about 410 AD until 1066 AD, many different tribes ruled Britain. These tribes featured different social roles, such as andquot;thanesandquot; and andquot;ceorls.andquot; Listen to learn more about Anglo Saxon society in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

The House American Congress somewhat resembles the ancient bodies from Anglo-Saxon times. Learn more in today???s episode about these origins, including what they have evolved into for the modern British model of government. Center for Civic Education

Before the Norman invasion of England in 1066, the Anglo-Saxon kings called together a group of advisors called a Witan. Learn more today! Center for Civic Education

The Normans introduced the system of writs to English law. Soon the Normans found that controversies arose over the interpretations of writs.??They, therefore, introduced courts of equity, also known as Chancery courts, named after the king's chancellor. Learn more about these influential decisions in today???s podcast! Center for Civic Education

What did the Norman invasion mean for Anglo-Saxon England? We'll explore the influence of William the Conqueror and the Norman rule in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

After the Anglo-Saxon king of England, Edward the Confessor, died in January 1066, an Anglo-Saxon aristocrat, Harold Godwinson, assumed the throne. There was a slight problem. William, Duke of Normandy, claimed that Edward had promised him the crown. Center for Civic Education

Despite the Viking domination of England from 787 until 1042, Anglo-Saxon law and customs survived. The Anglo-Saxons valued a person's word, but Anglo-Saxon law required more than that. Center for Civic Education

With the collapse of Roman rule in Britain around 410 AD, small kingdoms emerged throughout Britain. The disappearance of Roman administration of Britain was sudden and dramatic. Learn more now! Center for Civic Education

Over the next few episodes we will explore the evolution of British constitutional government, especially as it relates to the American colonies and American constitutionalism. Listen to today's episode to learn about the rise and fall of Roman Britain! Center for Civic Education

During the Enlightenment, some philosophers were very much like scientists as we understand them today. It was the role of philosophers to explore both the world of morality and the causes and effects of nature. Learn more about the role of reason and observation in today's podcast! Center for Civic Education

The Age of Enlightenment was a European intellectual movement that celebrated human reason and sought to realize human potential. The Enlightenment spread to America, where it had a significant influence on the American Founders. Listen for more! Center for Civic Education

One of the forces that helped define the European Renaissance was humanism. In fact, humanism helped create the Renaissance. Find out how in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

The Peace of Westphalia of 1648 ended the Thirty Years' War and started what we think of as modern nation-states. Listen to today's episode for more! Center for Civic Education

The Protestant Reformation led to the establishment of new churches that were separate and apart from the Roman Catholic Church. Some secular political leaders saw the religious reform movement as a chance to break away from the political authority of the Holy Roman Empire. Center for Civic Education

The Protestant Reformation was a movement to reform the Roman Catholic Church that began in the early 1500s in Europe. It was a powerful stimulus to modern ideas about the role of individuals in the Church and the state. Listen to today???s episode to learn more! Center for Civic Education

Renaissance is the period in European history when society moved out of the dark ages toward a recognition of the rights of individuals. Learn more about this period and how it influenced the start of the Reformation in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

Medieval European society featured social classes that were hierarchical. There was no equality among them and a person generally could not move between social classes, creating a very stratified society. Learn more about this society in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

From the ninth to about the fifteenth centuries, the feudal system dominated Europe. In this system, a politically weak monarch shared power with the nobility. Natural rights philosophy stood in stark contrast to this system. Learn more in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

Classical republicanism and natural rights philosophy had a profound influence on the way the American Founders thought about government. However, the Founders were also strongly influenced by the Judeo-Christian religious tradition. Center for Civic Education

Popular sovereignty is a fundamental idea of democracy. It is also a simple idea: The people are the ultimate source of the authority of government. Find out more in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

One idea from natural rights philosophy that gained traction in the American colonies was popular sovereignty. Center for Civic Education

Given the abundant natural resources and freedom the colonists enjoyed, natural rights philosophy strongly influenced many of the American Founders. Find out more about natural rights philosophy in the colonies with today's episode! Center for Civic Education

The Declaration of Independence, which reflects Locke's view of natural rights, states that people consent to government to protect certain natural rights, identified in the Declaration as inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Center for Civic Education

With the upheaval caused by war and revolution in seventeenth-century Europe, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke believed that political philosophy needed a new start. Learn more in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

The seventeenth century was a period of revolution and civil war in Europe. One area of contention was the divine right of kings. We explore more about natural rights philosophy in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

Civic virtue was and continues to be an important concept that American Founders drew upon from classical republicanism. We explore this concept and related aspects in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

The Roman Republic inspired and informed the American Founders' own thinking about government. Learn more in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

Classical republican writers supported the idea of moral education and this was echoed in the American colonial experience. Learn more in today???s episode! Center for Civic Education

The Roman statesman Cicero had a profound effect on the American Founders and, as a consequence, his ideas influenced our system of government. Center for Civic Education

The stories of Cincinnatus and George Washington were told for many years in the early American republic as examples of civic virtue. Listen to today???s episode to learn more! Center for Civic Education

The founding generation of Americans admired heroes of classical antiquity as examples of civic virtue. Cato the Elder is one such hero. Learn more about this figure in today???s podcast! Center for Civic Education

Classical republicans, who heavily influenced the American Founders, believed that citizens played a central role in government???s functions. Learn more about the civic duties of citizens in these republics and how they differ from today in our latest episode! Center for Civic Education

Classical republicanism placed great emphasis on the importance of small, uniform communities as being essential for the success of good government. But why was this? Find out in today???s episode! Center for Civic Education

The Roman Republic began in the sixth century BC and lasted until the first century BC and the establishment of the Roman Empire. The Roman Republic was both an example and a warning for the American Founders. Center for Civic Education

The American Founders had read a great deal about the ideals and practices of ancient Greek and Roman city-states and the thinkers of classical antiquity. They were familiar with classical republicanism, which emphasized civic participation and the responsibility of citizens for the well-being of country. Center for Civic Education

The Roman Republic was the ancient society that exercised the greatest influence on the American Founders. Historians during the founding era thought that the Roman Republic had done the best job of promoting the common good; that is, doing what was best for the society as a whole. Center for Civic Education

As the Founders of the new American republic knew, constitutional government can take many forms. A constitutional government can have a single ruler, a group of rulers, or rule by the people as a whole. However, this system does have flaws. Learn more in today's podcast! Center for Civic Education

In democracies, the sovereign people are the ultimate authority that grants all powers exercised by government. This is called popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty requires that the whole body of citizens consent to be governed by the constitution that they authorize and under which they live. Constitutions are forms of higher law. Center for Civic Education

A constitution limits the powers of government by defining and distributing its powers. However, just because a nation has a constitution does not mean that it has a constitutional government. Center for Civic Education

A constitution is an authoritative law through which the sovereign people of a democracy authorize a government to be established and grant it certain powers. Learn more in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

While the founders were supportive of democracy as a concept, they had their reservations about certain types. Learn more in this episode! Center for Civic Education

What did James Madison think about the term andquot;republicandquot; and why is this significant for the foundation of the United States? Find out more in today'ss episode! Center for Civic Education

From where did the American Founders learn about the idea of a ???mixed constitution???? Listen to today???s episode to learn about its Greek and Roman origins and more! Center for Civic Education

Aristotle identified democracy as a corrupt form of government by the many poor. By andquot;democracy,andquot; Aristotle meant direct democracy, where people make public policy directly. This is different from the type of government we call democracy today, in which, for the most part, we elect representatives to make public policy for us. Listen to today's episode to learn more! Center for Civic Education

Aristotle distinguished between what he called the andquot;right formandquot; and the andquot;corrupt formandquot; of government. Listen to today's episode to understand the difference! Center for Civic Education