Dec 27, 2022
In episode nineteen, we will examine the fight and the procedures utilized for the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. Often treated by historians as little more than a postscript in the process, it did in fact represent, in itself, a great epoch in American political thought and development. The...
Oct 31, 2022
In episode eighteen, we will deal with what would prove to be the most contentious issue of the summer proportional representation, discuss some the lessor known contributors to the final form of the Constitution, we will also examine the work of the so called “Committee of Detail” a little discussed but...
Aug 13, 2022
In episode seventeen we will continue with our fascinating discussion on Federal Indian Law with one of the most distinguished scholars in the field Professor Matthew L.M. Fletcher. In this wide-ranging interview examining Federal Indian Law from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, we will cover the 1846 case...
May 29, 2022
In Episode 16 we are going to take a break from our linear march through American Legal History to present an interview with Professor Matthew Fletcher. He is in short, the most important legal scholar in the discipline of Federal Indian Law in the United States. Matthew L.M. Fletcher is the Foundation Professor of Law...
Feb 7, 2022
This is the third of several episodes on the creation, ratification, and implementation of the Constitution of the United States. In this episode we will examine the opening stages of the Constitutional Convention. We will look at James Madison’s long preparation process, the venue in which the deliberations...