250 Years Later, Why We’re Still Fighting About Our Founding
3 July - 36 minsTwo hundred and fifty years ago, the founding fathers gave rise to a new nation. They also gave rise to an enduring myth about their virtue and what that meant about America’s virtue as a country.
Jia Lynn Yang, a New York Times journalist, discusses how the founding myth has evolved, why we are still fighting about it and why it may hold the key to America’s future.
Guest: Jia Lynn Yang, a New York Times journalist writing explanatory pieces about the ideas underlying the news.
Background reading:
Is there a founding story that can unify left and right?
Photo: Michelle Gustafson for The New York Times
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