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Episode 13: Dcn. Charles Beard

What does it mean to “teach theology from a Catholic point of view” when theology is already “the Catholic class”? And how might you do that in a school where many (even most) of your students aren’t Catholic in the first place? In this episode, I talk with Deacon Charles Beard, theology teacher at…

Ep. 73: Clyde Barrow on C. Wright Mills, Nicos Poulantzas, and the Undemocratic State

In this episode, I talk with Clyde Barrow, a professor of political science and the author of several works, including a recent Jacobin article, “Reading C. Wright Mills in the Age of Trump.” I wanted to talk with Clyde about Mills, including his biography and works, his theory of democracy and a d…

Episode 9: 250 Series, Charles Beard, "Economic Interpretation of the Constitution," 1913

Have you ever thought of the US Constitution as an economic document? Charles Beard, one of the most important historians of the 20th century, did. In this episode, Robert Ferguson and Marie Totten explore Charles Austin Beard's influential work, 'An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution,' …

Ep. 79: Clyde Barrow on the Life and Times of Charles A. Beard

“Beard resigned and wrote a very scathing letter of resignation, which is still read today. But he was such a beloved figure at Columbia, he actually provoked several days of protests and riots on the campus, of students demanding that he return and not be subject to this inquisition, and several o…

TheVicPorcelliShow-HOUR02-06-16-26

10:05 – 10:22 (17mins)  Johanna Neuman  Her new novel, Trump's Superpower, drops the Founding Fathers into 2026 to react to exactly this moment.They're cancelling the Fourth. A White House correspondent turned historian on why. The country turns 250 next month, and instead of celebrating, a growin…

Gordon Wood and the History of the Founding at 250

This episode of Stubborn Things comes out a week ahead of schedule, and this one’s for the historiography nerds. This week, Jay and Sean discuss the legacy of historian Gordon Wood, who passed away earlier this month, and the historiography of the American founding. Our hosts lead us on a tour from…

Ep. 87: Geoffrey Robertson on the Levellers, Democracy, and the English Civil War

“The poorest he that is in England hath a right to live as the greatest he” - Col. Thomas Rainborowe, Leveller. In this episode, I speak with Geoffrey Robertson, an English barrister, historian, and the author of several works on the English Civil War and the Levellers, including The Tyrannicide B…

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Thomas Sargent places Patrick Newman in a tradition of American historians—Charles Beard, Forrest McDonald, Richard Hofstadter, and Murray Rothbard—who compress data and look for patterns in how the state is designed and managed. He draws the dividing line between those who read bad policy as unint…