Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
As we now find ourselves officially in America's 250th anniversary year, we are truly honored to be joined by the legendary scholar Jeffrey Rosen. As the CEO Emeritus of the National Constitution Center and the author of numerous books, Rosen's iconic body of work gives us a richer understanding of the tensions, rivalries, and principles that have shaped the American experiment. His most recent book, "The Pursuit of Liberty," tells the vibrant story of how the tensions in the visions of founders Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton haven't just endured since the founding—they've defined us.
Learn more about our guests and find the program online here (villagesquare.us/event/rosen/) .
This program is part of the series in partnership with Florida Humanities — "UNUM: Democracy Reignited," a multi-year digital offering exploring the past, present and future of the American idea — as it exists on paper, in the hearts of our people, and as it manifests (or sometimes fails to manifest) in our lives. View the full series of programs online here. (villagesquare.us/series/unum/)
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The Village Square is a proud member of The Democracy Group (democracygroup.org/) , a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
UNUM: Democracy Reignited is funded in part by Florida Humanities (floridahumanities.org/) with support from Federation of State Humanities Councils (statehumanities.org/) and the Mellon Foundation. (mellon.org/) (Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of our funders.)
By the People: Conversations Beyond 250 is a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
As we now find ourselves officially in America's 250th anniversary year, we are truly honored to be joined by the legendary scholar Jeffrey Rosen. As the CEO Emeritus of the National Constitution Center and the author of numerous books, Rosen's iconic body of work gives us a richer understanding of the tensions, rivalries, and principles that have shaped the American experiment. His most recent book, "The Pursuit of Liberty," tells the vibrant story of how the tensions in the visions of founders Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton haven't just endured since the founding—they've defined us.
Learn more about our guests and find the program online here (villagesquare.us/event/rosen/) .
This program is part of the series in partnership with Florida Humanities — "UNUM: Democracy Reignited," a multi-year digital offering exploring the past, present and future of the American idea — as it exists on paper, in the hearts of our people, and as it manifests (or sometimes fails to manifest) in our lives. View the full series of programs online here. (villagesquare.us/series/unum/)
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The Village Square is a proud member of The Democracy Group (democracygroup.org/) , a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
UNUM: Democracy Reignited is funded in part by Florida Humanities (floridahumanities.org/) with support from Federation of State Humanities Councils (statehumanities.org/) and the Mellon Foundation. (mellon.org/) (Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of our funders.)
By the People: Conversations Beyond 250 is a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
