Ep. 307 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Matt Mehan | "The American Book of Fables" with Author Matt Mehan

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this presents a great time to not only recognize the philosophical foundation of our country but also to admire the sheer beau...

26 Juni 56min

The Marquis de Lafayette came to America as a young man to aid the colonists in the American Revolution.  He would return 47 years later at the invitation of President James Monroe and Congress to tou...

19 Juni 58min

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 Juni 56min

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 Juni 54min

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 Maj 55min

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 Maj 56min

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 Maj 56min