American Leviathan

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The Republic’s First Classroom
Before America governed a nation, it governed neighborhoods
Jul 15
Why the Founders Read History
Dead people make excellent political advisors
Jul 13
Roger Williams Was Right
The exile who made America freer
Jul 10
The Way of the Ancestors
Rome's unwritten constitution
Jul 8
A Republic, If You Can Keep It
Announcing The Thread of Liberty — my new documentary, released this Fourth of July for America’s 250th
Jul 6
The Declaration Heard Around the World
July 4 and the birth of the American idea
Jul 4
The Vote That Made Independence Real
July 2 and the decision no one could reverse
Jul 2
The Martyr of Liberty
Algernon Sidney and the execution that inspired the founders
Jul 1

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The Philosopher Behind the Revolution
John Locke and the right to say no
Jun 30
The Books That Started a Revolution
Cato’s Letters and the founders’ fear of power
Jun 28
The Founder America Forgot
James Wilson and the invention of popular sovereignty
Jun 26
The Midnight Rider Few Remember
Caesar Rodney and the vote that changed history
Jun 24
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