Historical Foundations of Self-Governance

Have you done your assigned reading? Because Sarah Isgur and David French are joined by Judges Charles Eskridge and Brantley Starr to take us to law school. Specifically, a class on the origins of the federal constitution.

The Agenda:

—Why it matters

—The Founders’ Constitution

—The Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights

—The origins of “rights”

—Positive vs. negative rights

—The legacy of “witch hunts”

—The anti-federalists

—The argument against a Bill of Rights

—Civic engagement

Show Notes (assigned reading):

—Origins Part 1

—Origins Part 2

—Origins Part 7

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