The Spirit of America's Founders

About this episode

Scot Bertram discusses the impact of America's Founders with historian Arthur Herman and the conservative legal movement with Bradley C.S. Watson.

Guests: Arthur Herman and Bradley C.S. Watson Host Scot Bertram talks with Arthur Herman, New York Times  bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, about the impact of the Founders throughout American history and his new book,  Founder’s Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump . And Bradley C.S. Watson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., discusses the shortcomings of the conservative legal movement and his recent essay “ Shock Therapy for Our Lawless Legal System .” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Scot Bertram

Guests: Arthur Herman, Bradley C.S. Watson

Topics covered

• American history
• Founding Fathers
• conservative legal movement
• historical impact
• political essays

Keywords

• Founding Fathers
• American history
• Arthur Herman
• Bradley C.S. Watson
• conservative legal movement
• political essays
• Hillsdale College

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hillsdale College, New York Times

Books & works: Founder’s Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump, Shock Therapy for Our Lawless Legal System

Places: Washington, D.C.

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