“Lightly governed, lightly taxed, highly educated, isolationist, farmer’s paradise.”
This week, President Thomas Jefferson explains his own vision for America.
Further Reading
- Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
- The Atlantic: "The Hardest Job in the World" by John Dickerson
What Would Jefferson Do?
“peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none”
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Clay Jenkinson is joined by Beth Hoffman, author of Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America. Hoffman and her husband left successful careers in San Francisco for a new life as farmers in Iowa.
It’s a fascinating and even breathtaking enterprise—to manipulate what’s going on inside seeds to maximize production on America’s farms.
"I am a loyal, proud, cheerleading sort of North Dakotan."
— Clay S. Jenkinson
A listener in Texas admonishes Clay for offering to give up a North Dakota senate seat, and we take questions about the Fourteenth Amendment. Our constitutional discussions continue by reading additional correspondence from listeners.
"I really loved the year 2018, but I'm even more looking forward to the year 2019."
— Clay S. Jenkinson
We look back at 2018 and wish everyone a happy New Year. This episode is our chance to revisit all of the great conversations we've had about Jefferson in 2018.