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Jun 25, 2026
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America at 250: Lessons from the Founders with Jeffrey Rosen
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Jeffrey Rosen
(CEO Emeritus, National Constitution Center & Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, guest)
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Executive Summary
The historical tension between Alexander Hamilton's vision for a strong federal government and Thomas Jefferson's focus on individual liberty and states' rights remains the central, defining conflict in American politics.
The Founding Fathers, particularly James Madison, intentionally designed a constitutional republic, not a direct democracy, to slow deliberation and filter public will through representatives, fearing that 'faction' driven by passion could destroy the nation.
Modern technology, especially social media, poses a significant threat to the republic by accelerating the spread of passion over reason, discouraging deep reading of primary sources, and amplifying political polarization, creating what the speaker calls 'Madison's nightmare'.
The speaker argues that preserving the republic requires a revival of civic duty, emphasizing individual responsibility for self-education, deep reading, and engaging in civil dialogue with opposing viewpoints.
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