This is The Broken Constitution, a miniseries from Unknown History from Quick and Dirty Tips and Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Below, you can listen to all three episodes of this special miniseries all about Abraham Lincoln. how he needed to break the Constitution in order to remake it. It's all based on the new book The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America by Noah Feldman.
This series answers questions like:
- Why was the Constitution before Lincoln's presidency a "compromise Constitution?"
- How did Lincoln's attitude toward the Constitution change over the course of his presidency?
- Why does it benefit us to think of the Constitution as a living document?
Navigate through the playlist above to listen. Be sure to follow Unknown History on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts for more fascinating history, and if you want to hear more from Noah, check out his podcast Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. On Deep Background, he brings together a cross-section of guests to explore the historical, scientific, legal, and cultural context of today's news.
Want even more? Order The Broken Constitution wherever books or audiobooks are sold.
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