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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