Coolidge And Limited Government
From Civics In A Year by The Center for American Civics
April 28, 2026 · 19 min · Season 1 · Episode 200
About this episode
The episode explores Calvin Coolidge's constitutional theory and approach to civics education with Dr. Sean Beienberg.
Calvin Coolidge is usually remembered as “Silent Cal,” a pro-business placeholder in the Roaring Twenties, or a punchline about doing nothing. We don’t buy that version. With Dr. Sean Beienberg, we unpack the Calvin Coolidge who shows up in his words: a president with a real constitutional theory, a sharp concern about human nature and power, and a surprisingly direct way of teaching civics through major addresses. We start with the backstory people miss: Coolidge’s rise from small-town New ...
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Guest: Dr. Sean Beienberg
Topics covered
- Calvin Coolidge
- limited government
- constitutional theory
- human nature
- civics education
Keywords
- Calvin Coolidge
- limited government
- constitutional theory
- civics
- Roaring Twenties
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