Was The Constitution An Anti-Democratic Coup? - ft. Michael Klarman

Was The Constitution An Anti-Democratic Coup? - ft. Michael Klarman

July 16, 2026 · 51 min · Season 2 · Episode 167

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Michael Klarman discusses the argument that the US Constitution was designed to limit democracy and protect the interests of the wealthy.

Were the foundations of American governance engineered to protect the wealthy? Harvard Law professor Michael Klarman argues that the US Constitution was actually a counter-revolutionary coup to constrain democracy rather than protect it.

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