Coolidge And Limited Government
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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