Kids Version: America's First Rulebook
Remember when you were a kid and tried to build something complicated for the first time? It rarely worked perfectly on the first attempt. The United States had a similar experience with its first gov...
29 Sep 20254min
Constitutional Interpretation: Why Judges Still Turn to Hamilton, Madison, and Jay
Why do Supreme Court justices turn to 235-year-old political essays when deciding modern cases? This riveting exploration with Dr. Sean Beienberg reveals how the Federalist Papers continue to shape co...
26 Sep 202510min
Breaking Barriers: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Legacy
Few Americans have transformed our nation's trajectory quite like Sandra Day O'Connor. Born on an Arizona ranch where she learned resilience and grit, her journey to becoming the first woman on the Su...
25 Sep 20259min
Kids Edition: The Great Debate That Built Our Democracy
We explore the critical debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists that shaped America's founding and governmental structure in the late 1780s after the Revolutionary War. Their competing visions...
24 Sep 20254min
The Art of Disagreement: What America's Founding Debates Teach Us Today
Dr. Paul Carrese returns to Civics in a Year for a profound conversation about what modern Americans can learn from the debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists during the Constitution's ratif...
23 Sep 202524min
Constitutional Insights Through the Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers stand as America's original political science—a blueprint for constitutional government that remains surprisingly relevant 240 years after its creation. In this enlightening conv...
22 Sep 202520min
Hamilton vs. Brutus: The Battle Over Judicial Power in Federalist 78
Dr. Sean Beienberg examines the historical debate between Alexander Hamilton and Brutus regarding judicial power and independence in the American constitutional system. Hamilton's Federalist 78 defend...
19 Sep 202513min
Separation of Powers: Madison's Blueprint for American Governance
We explore Federalist Papers 47 and 48 with Dr. Sean Beinberg, examining Madison's sophisticated understanding of separation of powers and the subtle distinction between separated powers and checks an...
18 Sep 202514min
