America's Revolution, 250 Years On | The Close Read Podcast

The American Revolution produced a lasting republic, now in its 250th year. But is it still the country the founders envisioned? Claremont Review of Books editor Charles Kesler joins associate editor Spencer Klavan to review the CRB’s summer 2026 edition, including Kesler's own essay on the principles and lasting success of our revolution as distinguished from its English and French counterparts. Other essays in the issue include Christopher Flannery on Benjamin Franklin's advice for the common man, Andrew Roberts on the clashes between Churchill and de Gaulle, and much more!

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Chapters
00:00 Introductions
01:33 Three Declarations, Three Revolutions
11:15 Benjamin Franklin's Advice for the Common Man
20:51 Comments on Ken Burns's The American Revolution
30:30 Retrospective on Summer Blockbusters - The Odyssey, Obsession, and More
33:43 On Wine, Rudolf Steiner, and Astrology
36:03 Closing Remarks

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