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The Constitutionalist

The Constitutionalist is a podcast cohosted by Professor Benjamin Kleinerman, the RW Morrison Professor of Political Science at Baylor University and Founder and Editor of The Constitutionalist Blog, Shane Leary, a graduate student at Baylor University, and Dr. Matthew Reising, a John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton University. Each week, they discuss political news in light of its constitutional implications, and explore a unique constitutional topic, ranging from the thoughts and experiences of America's founders and statesmen, historical episodes, and the broader philosophic ideas that influence the American experiment in government.

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
54 minutes
Episodes
66
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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David Clinton - George Washington's Farewell Address, Part 2

David Clinton - George Washington's Farewell Address, Part 2

David Clinton is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Baylor University, where he studies international relations theory, American foreign policy, and the art and practice of diplomacy.

The Cons…

00:56:07  |   Fri 04 Jul 2025
David Clinton - George Washington's Farewell Address, Part 1

David Clinton - George Washington's Farewell Address, Part 1

David Clinton is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Baylor University, where he studies international relations theory, American foreign policy, and the art and practice of diplomacy.

David Cl…

00:41:17  |   Fri 27 Jun 2025
The Foreign Policy of Publius - Federalist 3-5, Part 2

The Foreign Policy of Publius - Federalist 3-5, Part 2

The Constitutionalist is a podcast co-hosted by Professor Benjamin Kleinerman, the RW Morrison Professor of Political Science at Baylor University and Founder and Editor of The Constitutionalist Blog…

00:41:30  |   Fri 20 Jun 2025
#63 - Federalist 3-5, Part 1

#63 - Federalist 3-5, Part 1

On the sixty-third episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane and Matthew discuss Federalist papers 3-5, covering commerce, war, providence, and even George Washington's pet mule. We want to hear from…
00:48:53  |   Fri 13 Jun 2025
#62 - The Mayflower Compact

#62 - The Mayflower Compact

On the sixty-second episode of the Constitutionalist, Ben, Shane, and Matthew discuss the Mayflower Compact, and its implications for American political life as one of the nation's earliest constitut…
00:43:48  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
#61 - Bureaucracy and the Constitution w/ Joseph Natali

#61 - Bureaucracy and the Constitution w/ Joseph Natali

On the sixty-first episode, Shane and Ben are joined by Joseph Natali, a Ph.D. student at Baylor University dissertating on the constitutionalism of bureaucracy and how Presidents succeed or fail in …
01:23:19  |   Fri 30 May 2025
#60 - Educating the Statesman with Shilo Brooks

#60 - Educating the Statesman with Shilo Brooks

On the sixtieth episode, Matthew and Ben are joined by Shilo Brooks, Executive Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, to discuss his immens…
00:59:57  |   Sat 24 May 2025
#59 - Tocqueville - The Omnipotence of the Majority

#59 - Tocqueville - The Omnipotence of the Majority

On the fifty-ninth episode of the Constitutionalist, Ben and Matthew discuss Volume 1, Part 2, Chapter 7 of Alexis De Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" on the omnipotence of the majority. They dis…
00:52:00  |   Fri 16 May 2025
#58 - Montesquieu and the Founding with William B. Allen

#58 - Montesquieu and the Founding with William B. Allen

On the fifty-eighth episode, Shane, Matthew, and Ben are joined by William B. Allen, Professor Emeritus of Political Philosophy at Michigan State University, to discuss Montesquieu's political philos…
00:58:24  |   Fri 09 May 2025
#57 - Tocqueville's Point of Departure

#57 - Tocqueville's Point of Departure

On the fifty-seventh episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane and Matthew discuss Volume 1, Chapter 2 of Alexis De Tocqueville's "Democracy in America." We want to hear from you! Constitutionalistpod…
01:05:24  |   Fri 25 Apr 2025
#56 - Federalist 37

#56 - Federalist 37

On the fifty-sixth episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane, Ben, and Matthew discuss Federalist 37, and Madison's teachings on political and epistemological limits. We want to hear from you! Consti…
00:52:14  |   Fri 18 Apr 2025
#55 - Gouverneur Morris with Dennis C. Rasmussen

#55 - Gouverneur Morris with Dennis C. Rasmussen

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The Constitutionalist is proud to be sponsored by the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Foun…

01:00:27  |   Fri 11 Apr 2025
#54 - Defending the Electoral College (Martin Diamond and Herbert Storing)

#54 - Defending the Electoral College (Martin Diamond and Herbert Storing)

On the fifty-fourth episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane, Ben, and Matthew discuss the arguments of Martin Diamond and Herbert Storing in favor of preserving the Electoral College, presented to th…
01:04:38  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
#53 - Lincoln's Temperance Address

#53 - Lincoln's Temperance Address

On the fifty-third episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane, Ben, and Matthew discuss Lincoln's famous "Temperance Address," delivered on Washington's birthday in 1842 to the Washington Society in Spr…
01:01:40  |   Fri 28 Mar 2025
#52 - Texas Annexation - Adding the Lone Star with Jordan Cash

#52 - Texas Annexation - Adding the Lone Star with Jordan Cash

On the fifty-second episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane, Ben, and Matthew are joined by Jordan Cash, Assistant Professor at the James Madison College at Michigan State University, to discuss Texa…
01:06:19  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
#51 - Madison on Property

#51 - Madison on Property

On the fifty-first episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane Leary and Matthew Reising discuss James Madison's Note on Property for the National Gazette, published March 27, 1792 We want to hear from …
00:45:47  |   Fri 14 Mar 2025
#50 - The Constitution of 1787

#50 - The Constitution of 1787

To commemorate the fiftieth episode of The Constitutionalist, Benjamin Kleinerman, Shane Leary, and Matthew Reising discuss the Constitution of 1787. We want to hear from you! Constitutionalistpod@…
00:56:11  |   Fri 07 Mar 2025
#49 - Madison's Notes on Ancient and Modern Confederacies

#49 - Madison's Notes on Ancient and Modern Confederacies

On the forty-ninth episode of The Constitutionalist, Benjamin Kleinerman, Shane Leary, and Matthew Reising discuss James Madison's "Notes on Ancient and Modern Confederacies," compiled in 1786, and h…
00:55:45  |   Fri 28 Feb 2025
#48 - Adams and Jefferson on Natural Aristocracy

#48 - Adams and Jefferson on Natural Aristocracy

On the forty-eighth episode of the Constitutionalist, Shane Leary and Matthew Reising discuss John Adams and Thomas Jefferson's discussion of natural aristocracy, in a series of letter from August 14…
00:52:48  |   Fri 21 Feb 2025
#47 - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance with Matthew Reising

#47 - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance with Matthew Reising

On the forty-seventh episode of The Constitutionalist, Shane Leary and Benjamin Kleinerman are joined by Dr. Matthew Reising, a John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton Universi…
01:09:10  |   Tue 11 Feb 2025
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