On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the importance of the Founding in our modern political arena before introducing David Azerrad and Thomas West.
In this course, Thomas West, one of the leading scholars on the American Founding, is joined by David Azerrad, his former student and now colleague, to examine the principles of the Founders, explore the urgent political questions they faced, and reveal the choices they made to secure free government in America.
The goal of their conversation is to move beyond a simple recitation of the abstract principles of the Founding and bring their political theory to life so we can see how the Founders approached the perennial problems of politics.
While important elements of the older American way of life still animate parts of the country, the Founders’ political theory has been abandoned today in several critical ways. Americans are no longer guaranteed equal protection of the laws, and the basic idea of consent has been undermined by an emerging oligarchic element that encourages division on the most important political questions.
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