Ep. 257 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Tony Williams | Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness - What Does It Really Mean?

Ep. 257 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Tony Williams | Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness - What Does It Really Mean?

Thomas Jefferson cemented his legacy as an incredible orator and writer when he wrote the Declaration of Independence, almost 250 years ago. His soaring rhetoric drew inspiration from multiple government and historic traditions: from John Locke to the Magna Carta to the Enlightenment. He used phrases and words that deserve special attention. What did Jefferson mean when he talked about unalienable rights, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, self-evident truths, and the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God? To shed important insight into this world-changing document, we are pleased to welcome back a fan-favorite guest, Tony Williams. Tony is a senior fellow at the Bill of Rights Institute and prolific author of such books as "Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance that Forged America."

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Ep. 305 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Doug Maclntyre | America 250: Sullivan's Island - A Crucial Stand for Freedom

Ep. 305 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Doug Maclntyre | America 250: Sullivan's Island - A Crucial Stand for Freedom

It's a year after the Battles of Lexington and Concord and only days before the Declaration of Independence would be signed. It's June 1776 and along the shores of South Carolina, British troops are a...

11 Jun 56min

Ep. 304 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Libby McNamee |  The Historic 40 Mile Ride of Sybil Ludington

Ep. 304 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Libby McNamee | The Historic 40 Mile Ride of Sybil Ludington

Did you know two years after Paul Revere's famous ride, there was a second ride made by a teenaged woman?  That's right. On April 26, 1777, 16-year old Sybil Ludington rode 40 miles throughout the nig...

5 Jun 54min

Ep. 303 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Lucas Morel | Elizabeth Freeman and the Promise of Liberty

Ep. 303 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Lucas Morel | Elizabeth Freeman and the Promise of Liberty

The story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" is inspirational.  Born into slavery in New York in 1744, she spent most of her life in Massachusetts.  Following the ratification of the new Massachusetts Constitution...

23 Mai 55min

Ep. 302 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Kurt Smith | How Virginia Set the Stage for the Declaration

Ep. 302 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Kurt Smith | How Virginia Set the Stage for the Declaration

Regular followers of Constituting America know we view the Declaration of Independence as one of the greatest documents ever written.  An interesting point to ponder is that it had to come from somewh...

16 Mai 56min

Ep. 301 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Richard Bell | The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

Ep. 301 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Richard Bell | The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

The American Revolution obviously changed the course of American History.  That's a given.  Have you ever contemplated how that singular event changed the course of world history over the ensuing cent...

8 Mai 56min

Ep. 300 | Constitutional Chats Podcast |  Scott Harris | A Young Patriot: James Monroe Turns 18 in 1776

Ep. 300 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Scott Harris | A Young Patriot: James Monroe Turns 18 in 1776

As a teenager, he dropped out of college and served in the in the 3rd Virginia Regiment in the Continental Army.  After studying law under Thomas Jefferson, he later served in the Virginia House of De...

1 Mai 53min

Ep. 299 | Constitutional Chats Podcast |  Scot Faulkner | No Tax Without Consent: The Fight for Self-Government

Ep. 299 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Scot Faulkner | No Tax Without Consent: The Fight for Self-Government

Every now and then a government does something that goes just a bit too far and causes the people to protest.  One such example was the British imposition of the Stamp Act on the American Colonies.  W...

24 Apr 54min

Ep. 298 | Constitutional Chats Podcast |  Tony Williams | The Pursuit of Liberty: Honoring Thomas Jefferson's Birthday

Ep. 298 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Tony Williams | The Pursuit of Liberty: Honoring Thomas Jefferson's Birthday

Statesman.  Author.  President of the United States.  Perhaps no one's words best embodied the ethos of the Founding Fathers quite like Thomas Jefferson.  At Constituting America, we feel what he wrot...

17 Apr 53min

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