What Makes an American—Birthright Citizenship and the U.S. at 250

On the cusp of America’s 250th anniversary, the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission has prepared a lineup of events celebrating the nation’s virtues. This week, Lucas Morel, member of the commission and professor of politics at Washington and Lee University, joins the show to celebrate the many and varied expressions of patriotism this occasion has called forth, while emphasizing the need to recover the merits of the Founding. Plus: Several important Supreme Court decisions have been handed down. Among them, birthright citizenship has been upheld in Trump v. Barbara. What does this spell for Trump, and America’s political community?

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Chapters
00:00 Introductions
02:45 Patriotism at America 250
12:39 Founding Rights and the American Experiment
22:44 SCOTUS Rulings: Birthright Citizenship, Executive Powers, and More
51:19 Formative Years of Claremont: Lucas Morel’s Account
1:02:50 Closing Remarks

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