On this episode of Our American Stories in our th episode of our Story of America series with Bill McClay author of Land of Hope Bill tells the story of how through the efforts of a few men in Concord Massachussetts America became culturally unique from our mother country Britain Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in our rd episode of our ongoing 'Story of America' Series Dr Bill McClay author of Land of Hope tells the story of Alexis de Tocqueville a Frenchman who came to America to write a book on the wave of the future as he saw it Democracy Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in our nd episode of our Story of America Series Bill McClay author of Land of Hope tells the story of the first President to appeal to the popular sensibilities of Americans in The West Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in our st episode of our series with Dr Bill McClay author of Land of Hope Bill tells the story of how a dueler and brawler from the frontier upended American political life and formed a new political party the Democratic Party by the sheer force of his will alone We're of course talking about Andrew Jackson Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in our th episode of The Story of America series Bill McClay author of Land of Hope tells the story of a changing America and an America on the brink of a collision of opinions on the very nature of freedom and liberty themselves Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in our th episode of The Story of America series Bill McClay author of Land of Hope tells the story of a forgotten war that almost destroyed us and how the fallout helped propel the nation forward into the Industrial Revolution Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories when the Constitution was written it didn't specify the exact role of the Supreme Court It took a few undelivered letters for that to change Bill McClay author of Land of Hope tells the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories like today our nation has always been divided Bill McClay author of Land of Hope tells the story of a nation on the brink shortly after its founding and how we got our first peaceful transition of power from one political party to another Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the new Constitution was an experiment a unplayed sheet of music and we wouldn't know what it would look like in actuality until people picked up their instruments Here to tell the story of the first real test is Bill McClay author of Land of Hope Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Dr Bill McClay author of Land of Hope reads Washington's Farewell Address given in the middle of our first public political divisions Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the new Constitution was an experiment a unplayed sheet of music and we wouldn't know what it would look like in actuality until people picked up their instruments Here to tell the story of the first real test is Bill McClay author of Land of Hope Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories we often forget that the Bill of Rights came after the Constitution came into effect Here to tell the story of how they came to be is Bill McClay author of Land of Hope Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the Constitution didn't just become the law of the land overnight it took some convincing Here to tell the story of the work that most influenced the Founders - The Federalist Papers - is Bill McClay author of Land of Hope Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories our Constitution is the oldest in the world but did it outwardly support slavery Dr Bill McClay author of Land of Hope answers this important question which is as relevant today as it was in the time of the framers Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the framers of the Constitution took many things into account while creating the document including our own natural instincts to fight Dr Bill McClay tells the story of how the Constitution was designed with our most partisan attributes in mind Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories we learn how the framers of the Constitution were not ordinary men Hillsdale College professor and author of Land of Hope Bill McClay tells the story of the start of the Constitutional Convention and how the men there set out to create a document meant to last Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories we learn what came before the Constitution which was the Articles of Confederation of course Bill McClay author of Land of Hope tells the story of the good the bad and the ugly of America's first organizational document Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the British had good reason to want to tax the colonies after the French and Indian War Bill McClay author of Land of Hope explains how that was a bridge too far for the colonists however Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories with plenty of land came plenty of opportunity for experimentation Bill McClay the author of Land of Hope walks us through these planned utopias how they failed and why that matters for us today Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in the second installment of our series author and professor Bill McClay recounts the Puritans' vision to build their Eden in the Wilderness His book is Land of Hope Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories this is part one of our brand new series The Story of America with Bill McClay author of the fantastic book Land of Hope Learn about how America could have turned out very differently had it not been for a few angry Catholics a storm and a very strong queen Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

After a month of uncertainty Republican Paul Newby emerged as the eventual winner of the N C Supreme Court chief justice's election unseating incumbent Democrat Cheri Beasley Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses Newby's likely impact as the leader of the state's highest court and top officer in North Carolina's judicial branch American history has faced attacks in recent years But a textbook titled Land of Hope aims to renew interest in the traditional story of American greatness Author Wilfred McClay professor in the history of liberty at the University of Oklahoma explains why he decided to set his scholarly [... more]