Kathleen O’Toole and Charles R. Kesler: The Declaration of Independence

About this episode

Kathleen O’Toole discusses the Declaration of Independence and its legacy with Charles R. Kesler.

Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, is joined by Charles R. Kesler to discuss the Declaration of Independence and the legacy of the American Founding. Charles R. Kesler is editor of the Claremont Review of Books and professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Kathleen O’Toole

Guest: Charles R. Kesler

Topics covered

• Declaration of Independence
• American Founding
• K-12 Education
• Political Philosophy
• Legacy of Founding Documents

Keywords

• Declaration of Independence
• American Founding
• K-12 Education
• Charles R. Kesler
• Hillsdale College

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hillsdale College, Claremont Review of Books, Claremont McKenna College

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