With the handing down of the Obergefell decision, the Fourteenth Amendment is back in the news. What was it really supposed to mean? Not what do some libertarians and conservatives wish it said, but what was it originally supposed to mean? Kevin Gutzman joins me for the answer.
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James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman is a professor of history at Western Connecticut State University.
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James Madison and the Making of America
Virginia’s American Revolution: From Dominion to Republic, 1776-1840
Who Killed the Constitution? The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to Barack Obama (with Tom Woods)
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution
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Books Mentioned
Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment, by Raoul Berger
The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights, by Raoul Berger
Previous Appearances
Ep. 411 Hillsdale College’s Federalist Papers Course: Error and Propaganda
Ep. 369 Who Was the Real James Madison?
Ep. 189 The American Revolution: The Real Issue
Ep. 89 The Supreme Court and the 3×5 Card
Ep. 10 States’ Rights and the Founding
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