R. Tracy McKenzie on the American Founders' View of Human Nature and Democracy

Summary

The success and survival of our American republic are never a guarantee. Our country is filled with tension over competing ideas, social movements, political divisions, and a crumbling trust in our institutions. My guest on today’s show argues that we need to take a look at the nature of democratic government in America and why the Founders designed it in such a way. He argues that they were fundamentally driven by a belief in the fallenness of man and how government should curtail that reality. His name is Robert Tracy McKenzie and we discussed his new book We the Fallen People: The Founders and the Future of American Democracy. Robert Tracy McKenzie (Ph.D., Vanderbilt University) is Arthur F. Holmes Chair of Faith and Learning, and professor of history at Wheaton College. His books include Lincolnites and Rebels, A Little Book for New Historians, and The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History. Check out the full show notes for highlights and resources from this episode: https://tinyurl.com/2hz5fa2n SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: PayPal: https://paypal.me/AaronShamp?locale.x=en_US Venmo: @AaronShamp Cash App: $AaronShamp  –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Perseverance — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/Ue48lJLVA30​ Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/perseverance​ –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/filterpodcast/message