This week on Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith sits down with historian and author Professor C. Bradley Thompson to honor the life and legacy of one of America’s most underappreciated Founding Fathers-John Adams. Though often overshadowed by Jefferson and Hamilton, Adams was, in Professor Thompson’s words, “America’s greatest Founding Father.” From his early leadership in revolutionary Boston to his decisive role in the Continental Congress, Adams was the moral and intellectual force...
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This week on Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith sits down with historian and author Professor C. Bradley Thompson to honor the life and legacy of one of America’s most underappreciated Founding Fathers-John Adams. Though often overshadowed by Jefferson and Hamilton, Adams was, in Professor Thompson’s words, “America’s greatest Founding Father.” From his early leadership in revolutionary Boston to his decisive role in the Continental Congress, Adams was the moral and intellectual force...
Restoring the Balance: Federalism, Liberty and the Law
Roots, Rights and Reason with Lee Smith
24 minutes
2 months ago
Restoring the Balance: Federalism, Liberty and the Law
In this week’s episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith welcomes constitutional attorney and Coleman Nation podcast host Ron Coleman for a compelling conversation on one of the most fundamental yet misunderstood pillars of our Republic: federalism. Coleman explains that America’s unique system of government was founded on the idea of sovereign states, united in purpose but distinct in authority from the federal government. “The way it was formed was actually by the collection of ...
Roots, Rights and Reason with Lee Smith
This week on Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith sits down with historian and author Professor C. Bradley Thompson to honor the life and legacy of one of America’s most underappreciated Founding Fathers-John Adams. Though often overshadowed by Jefferson and Hamilton, Adams was, in Professor Thompson’s words, “America’s greatest Founding Father.” From his early leadership in revolutionary Boston to his decisive role in the Continental Congress, Adams was the moral and intellectual force...