Sep 29, 2021
Many of the Founders had grave doubts about the long-term viability of the American experiment in democracy, as documented in a recent book by Dennis Rasmussen, Fears of a Setting Sun, The Disillusionment of America’s Founders. Democracies did not have a very good reputation in 1776. But here we are. And as fractious as our twenty-first century politics are, Dr. Rasmussen’s book shows that many of the vicious disputes that wracked those first years of our country are eerily similar to the division and rancor we face now. In this podcast, the Edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles discusses some of the origins of those disputes and why, even after two centuries of fighting, there is cause for optimism.