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191. The Deep American Constitution -- Mark Peterson

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Everyday Anarchism
Published
Jun 10, 2026
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Summary

In this episode of Radicalism in the American Revolution, Historian Mark Peterson joins me to discuss his new book The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History . We discuss the way the constitution emerged from a long British tradition, Thomas Jefferson's ironic place in American imperialism, and the new understanding of the constitution as a mere piece of paper which threatens to render it irrelevant. Here's the link to the book: https://flyleafbooks.com/book/9780691180014