Humanities scholar, author, speaker, @Jefferson_Hour creator, @Governing editor-at-large, a leading expert on Thomas Jefferson and the Founding Fathers.
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We'll see on Tuesday if carpetbagging is a factor in the Georgia Senate race. It was in Pennsylvania. Join me on Sundays for my articles in Governing.com. I'm having the time of my life writing about "The Future in Context" for @GOVERNING. governing.com/context/carpet…
My next @SmithsonianSA course: Gulliver's Travels. It's not just for children!! Thank you @notoldbetter for the invitation to discuss one of my favorite works of literature.
Gulliver's Travels is often regarded as a children's book, but only by people who have never read it. According to our guest today, @ClayJenkinson, Gulliver's Travels is a work of #genius, a critique of the #optimism of the Enlightenment.
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No former President of the United States has ever been indicted for a crime. Will Donald Trump be the first? Here's my analysis of our reluctance to indict. Follow my weekly contributions to @GOVERNING on Sundays. governing.com/context/should…
The Parthenon Marbles have been in London's British Museum for 200+ years. It’s past time they return to Athens, from which they were appropriated by Lord Elgin in the early 1800s. Athens has formally asked for them. Britain needs to do the right thing. governing.com/context/what-d…
Proud to be a part of this film project as narrator, congratulations again to the production team youtube.com/watch?v=F8IEo1BG…
Book banning has consequences, some of which I outline here. Bottom line: who chooses the guardians of culture, and who will guard us from the guardians? governing.com/context/5-reas…
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This week, David speaks with President Thomas Jefferson as portrayed by humanities scholar Clay S. Jenkinson. Jefferson responds to listener questions about banning books, as well as citizens' rights and responsibilities. youtu.be/P2_0WPW3vRE
Attempting to understand America's tangled corn economy. The Corn Palace, corn mountains, corn processing mills, ethanol. It makes little rational sense, but somehow it cash flows (with heavy subsides from USDA). @GOVERNING governing.com/context/corn-m…
My latest for @GOVERNING.
Ironically, although Roosevelt has been called America’s first king, he was indifferent to the pomp and circumstance of monarchy. He attended the funeral of English King Edward VII in May 1910 at the end of his year long safari. governing.com/context/the-co…
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We're joined by longtime contributor to the show, author Joseph Ellis. He and Clay Jenkinson discuss the passing of the noted historian David McCullough. They also discuss the Constitution and what might happen if it is ever rewritten. youtu.be/rX3Zba4-Ysk
My latest @GOVERNING essay: Philip and Elizabeth II named their firstborn son Charles, which would seem to be unpropitious when you consider the lives of the previous British kings (and pretenders) named Charles. governing.com/context/king-c…
My latest contribution to @GOVERNING, about diminishing respect for America's basic institutions. When you reach the nadir of public respect, how do you work your way back to a functioning republic? governing.com/context/americ…
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Gratuitous self-promotion. @dickinsonstate @TR_Center Annual Symposium is on this week! Attend VIRTUALLY: theodorerooseveltcenter.org/…
It happens to be on American sport 😉 @AnneBlaschke @ClayJenkinson @DrPorkpie @DrJeffWells
The phrase "daring greatly" in Teddy Roosevelt's famous 1910 speech "has overshadowed his broader point about the need for collective responsibility in a democracy. In today’s political milieu, the speech has a profound relevance." @MichaelCullina2 washingtonpost.com/made-by-h…
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Thomas Jefferson thought that each generation should rewrite its own founding document. A constitutional scholar talks about the changes that could have happened if Americans had taken Jefferson up on his challenge.
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The Densmore/Lakota Songs Repatriation Project is a tremendous accomplishment by my dear friend David Swenson, now being gifted to the public. Details, songs, and video accessible to all at lakotasongs dot com. bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…
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Clay Jenkinson is joined by Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky for a discussion about the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution @ClayJenkinson @lmchervinsky youtu.be/Te-j9aSH718
I was deeply disturbed by the assault on the novelist @SalmanRushdie at Lake Chautauqua, New York, on August 12. I wrote the following essay for @GOVERNING where you can find my weekly column. governing.com/context/silenc…
If there were only one state, it would have to be Montana.
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En route to the first of a series of @vailsymposium conversations. If you find yourself near Vail this Wednesday (lucky you!!), do join us. vailsymposium.org/events/con…
Native American resilience in the face of N. American Europeanization is one of my greatest fascinations. With remarkable new initiatives & hope for reconciliation between cultures, @Interior Sec @DebHaalandNM is doing us all great service. @GOVERNING
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