69. An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States | Charles A. Beard

DISCORD: discord.gg/bJtAEbFS LINKTREE: linktr.ee/AuxiliaryStatementsPodcast This week Jack and Dan explore the history of the inception of the US constitution. A text that is sold to us as being an abstract work of pure political theory, inspired by high minded ideals and revolutionary intent; a work with semi-divine provenance. Instead it is discovered it is in fact a document that finds its origin in the corruption, venality and self serving nature of the founders and one that was ratified under circumstances that amount to a de facto coup d'etat. Reading: An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States by Charles A. Beard (1913)