Ep. 121 — How Republics Elect Heads of Government
During election cycles Americans often debate the value of the Electoral College. Not every citizen understands why the Founders created it, how it works today, and why it is so important to the stab...
10 Juni 202257min
Ep. 120 — Avoiding the Pitfalls of Partisanship
Madison defined it in Federalist No. 10. George Washington cautioned against it in his Farewell Address. What we call partisanship today, the Founders called faction. And they were concerned with i...
2 Juni 202256min
Ep. 119 — Avoiding the Pitfalls of Anarchy
Imagine this. You are designing a new country and have a coin in your hand to flip. One side is anarchy and the other is tyranny. What do you do? You flip the coin and try to get it to land on its si...
26 Maj 202256min
Ep. 118 — Avoiding the Pitfalls of Utopian Thought
Have you ever thought about our Constitution as a practical exercise in governance rather than an academic exercise? What that means is the Constitution addresses real problems accounting for human n...
19 Maj 202246min
Ep. 117 — Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Roman Republic
The Roman Empire, at its peak, spread from the Persian Gulf to England and encompassed all of the land adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea. How could an empire so large and powerful ultimately fall? W...
13 Maj 202252min
Ep. 116 — Avoiding the Pitfalls of Dictators
How did two 17th century European philosophers shape the various systems of government we see worldwide? Thomas Hobbes believed stability relied on a "Leviathan" government, an all powerful state to m...
5 Maj 202253min
Ep. 115 — Avoiding the Pitfalls of Monarchy
When you think of a monarch, what comes to mind? Castles, moats and leading an entire country? Perhaps pomp and circumstance and a fancy throne? Have you ever thought about monarchies as perhaps the o...
28 Apr 202253min
Ep. 114 — Avoiding the Pitfalls of Greece's Democracy
Did you know the ancient Athenian Democracy was a pure democracy in that citizens directly voted rather than through representatives? However, only a few people, around 10,000, earned the title of "c...
21 Apr 202253min
