“A republic doesn’t expect people to serve for life or to have career politicians or permanent bureaucrats.”
Tune in to your local public radio or join the 1776 Club to hear this episode of What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?
Terms of Office
Terms of Office
"Let me add that a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, & what no just government should refuse or rest on inference."
— Thomas Jefferson, 1787
President Jefferson answers a number of listener questions about the United States Constitution. We discuss the meaning of Article V, how much of the document is open to interpretation, and the idea of amending the Constitution every generation.
"I would think that this would generate rebellion."
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson
Vice is a snarky postmodern biopic about former Vice President Richard Cheney of Wyoming.
We answer listener questions this week, and the most mail we received was about Robert Kagan's new book, The Jungle Grows Back, which Tom Friedman of The New York Times called "An incisive, elegantly written, new book about America’s unique role in the world."