We answer listener questions this week, and we identify a specific melon seed that Pat Brodowski, the head gardener at Monticello, mentioned on a past episode. We also discuss Clay’s new ukulele. 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."
Further Reading
Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb
Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny by Edward J. Watts
Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation: A Biography by Merrill D. Peterson
Jefferson and His Time by Dumas Malone
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty by John B. Boles
Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Fawn M. Brodie
New York Times: “Is the World Becoming a Jungle Again? Should Americans Care?”
Harper’s Magazine: “Glory Days: A pundit’s rosy view of the Pax Americana”
The Lawfare Podcast: Robert Kagan
What Would Jefferson Do?
“I would think that this would generate rebellion.”
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This week on the Thomas Jefferson Hour, along with some listener questions, we present a discussion with Clay Jenkinson and Joe Ellis about the upcoming presidential election and the strong divisions in our nation between the two major political parties.
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."
It’s an exceedingly important book. And it explains a lot of things that may seem puzzling to you, as they do to me.