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The Great Experiment - The Delegates of the Philadelphia Convention
Delegates of the 1787 Constitutional Convention had a giant, earthen noise barrier constructed because they wanted to have pristine quiet. Author and congressional strategist Justin Zorn says 21st century legislators don't really seem to prioritize pristine quiet in the same way our forefathers did. In this final episode of our special new year season, I want to examine what we might be losing in a culture that doesn't make room for true silence.