Relearning American Political Thought

About this episode

Roger Ream discusses American political thought and civic education with Samuel Goldman.

Roger welcomes Samuel Goldman, associate professor of humanities at the University of Florida’s Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education and TFAS faculty member, for a conversation about American political thought, civic education and the ideas that sustain a free society. Goldman reflects on his academic journey, his work teaching TFAS students in Washington and his commitment to helping young people engage seriously with the founding principles of the United States. They disc...

People in this episode

Host: Roger Ream

Guest: Samuel Goldman

Topics covered

• American political thought
• civic education
• founding principles
• free society
• academic journey

Keywords

• American political thought
• civic education
• free society
• founding principles
• TFAS

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Florida, Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education, TFAS

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