Why is our union so imperfect? (With Jill Lepore)
About this episode
Jill Lepore discusses her work on American history and democracy, exploring the imperfections of the United States and the role of citizens in striving for a more perfect Union.
Pulitzer-prize winning historian and author Jill Lepore has spent her career uncovering the stories we often do not tell, particularly about American history and democracy. In her most recent books, These Truths and We, the People, she asks what really made and makes the United States and what role citizens have in arching toward a more perfect Union. Listen in as she talks about her work for Writers on a New England Stage, recorded at the Seacoast Litfest in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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