Vital Remnants

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and University of Colorado, Boulder professor of classics Dr. E. Christian Kopff explore Ancient Rome and its influence on America. The two examine the impacts Latin, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire had on the development of American institutions and the Founders’ views of law and power.

Corresponding Reading 

Chapter 4, pp. 97-136 of Russell Kirk, The Roots of American Order

Important Links 

• Download the corresponding reading guide to The Roots of American Order here
• Learn more about The Roots of American Order at https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/programs-events/bic
• E. Christian Kopff, The Devil Knows Latin: Why America Needs the Classical Tradition 
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Contributors 

• Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director
• Guest: Dr. E. Christian Kopff, University of American University 
• Producers and Editors: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator & Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar  

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Iowa State University political science professor Dr. N. Susan Laehn discuss the influence of the Ancient Greeks on the American Founding and beyond, examining Plato, Aristotle, Solon, and the city-state.

Corresponding Reading  

Chapter 3, pp. 51-96 of Russell Kirk, The Roots of American Order. 

Important Links 

• Download the corresponding Reading Guide to The Roots of American Order here. 
• Learn more about The Roots of American Order at https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/programs-events/bic 
• Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates directly in your mailbox
• Please share any thoughts, questions, comments, or concerns with us via email at connor.tracy@louisville.edu

This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. For more information, including upcoming events, please visit us online at mcconnellcenter.org or on social media at: 

• Facebook: @mcconnellcenter  
• Instagram: @ulmcenter  
• Twitter: @ULmCenter 

Contributors 

• Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director 
• Guest: Dr. N. Susan Laehn, Iowa State University
• Producers and Editors: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator & Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar  

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and American University professor Dr. Daniel Dreisbach take listeners on an intellectual journey through time, examining the Hebraic tradition and ancient Israel’s influence on American ethics, culture, and government. 

Corresponding Reading  

Chapters 1 & 2, pp. 3-50 of Russell Kirk, The Roots of American Order. 

Important Links 

• Download the corresponding Reading Guide to The Roots of American Order here. 
• Learn more about The Roots of American Order at https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/programs-events/bic 
• Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates directly in your mailbox
• Please share any thoughts, questions, comments, or concerns with us via email at connor.tracy@louisville.edu

This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. For more information, including upcoming events, please visit us online at mcconnellcenter.org or on social media at: 

• Facebook: @mcconnellcenter  
• Instagram: @ulmcenter  
• Twitter: @ULmCenter 

Contributors 

• Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director 
• Guest: Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, American University
• Producers and Editors: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator & Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar  

In this episode, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg is joined by Dr. Bradley J. Birzer, Professor of History and Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, for a conversation on Russell Kirk’s The Roots of American Order. The two discuss the McConnell Center’s new book in common project and Kirk’s inspiration for the book.

This season of Vital Remnants uses Russell Kirk’s The Roots of American Order to explore the historical roots from which America has grown. Rather than focusing on one defining moment, episodes explore America’s inheritance from thousands of years of human history grounded in five key cities—Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and Philadelphia. Each episode relates to a corresponding chapter and includes a conversation with a guest expert that goes beyond the text.

Important Links 

• Purchase a copy of Russell Kirk’s The Roots of American Order
• Download the corresponding reading guide to The Roots of American Order here
• Learn more about this year-long project at https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/programs-events/bic
• Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates directly in your mailbox
• Share any thoughts, questions, comments, or concerns with us via email at connor.tracy@louisville.edu

This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. For more information, including upcoming events, please visit us online at mcconnellcenter.org or on social media at: 

• Facebook: @mcconnellcenter  
• Instagram: @ulmcenter  
• Twitter: @ULmCenter 

Contributors 

• Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director 
• Guest: Dr. Bradley J. Birzer, Professor of History and Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College
• Producer and Editor: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator  
• Co-Editor: Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar  

Summary 

In this episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg walks readers through the second half of his discussion of Federalist 67-77 and four Anti-Federalist writings in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America, edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman. 

Dr. Gregg continues his conversation of the presidency and discusses the Federalists’ vision of presidential leadership, the powers of the president, the role of deliberation within the system, and term limits. This is part two of a two-part series on the presidency.

Corresponding Reading  

Section 12, pp. 451-512 of Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman,  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America. 

Important Links 

• Download the corresponding Reading Guide to Reflection and Choice here.
• Learn more about Reflection and Choice at https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/reflection
• Purchase Reflection and Choice from com (Constitution Day Sale Price of $29.97) or Amazon.com ($49.95) Wholesale (bulk) discounts are available through orders@butlerbooks.com.
• Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates directly in your mailbox.
• Please share any thoughts, questions, comments, or concerns with us via email at connor.tracy@louisville.edu.

This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. For more information, including upcoming events, please visit us online at mcconnellcenter.org or on social media at: 

Facebook: @mcconnellcenter  

Instagram: @ulmcenter  

Twitter: @ULmCenter 

Contributors 

Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director 

Producer and Editor: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator  

Co-Editor: Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar  

Summary 

In this episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg walks readers through the first half of his discussion of Federalist 67-77 and four Anti-Federalist writings in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America, edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman. 

Dr. Gregg discusses the Federalist and Anti-Federalists arguments about the nature of presidential leadership, the merits and dangers of a chief executive, and the Electoral College. This is the first of a two-part series on the presidency.

Corresponding Reading  

Section 12, pp. 451-512 of Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman,  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America. 

Important Links 

• Download the corresponding Reading Guide to Reflection and Choice here.
• Learn more about Reflection and Choice at https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/reflection
• Purchase Reflection and Choice from com (Constitution Day Sale Price of $29.97) or Amazon.com ($49.95) Wholesale (bulk) discounts are available through orders@butlerbooks.com.
• Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates directly in your mailbox.
• Please share any thoughts, questions, comments, or concerns with us via email at connor.tracy@louisville.edu.

This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. For more information, including upcoming events, please visit us online at mcconnellcenter.org or on social media at: 

Facebook: @mcconnellcenter  

Instagram: @ulmcenter  

Twitter: @ULmCenter 

Contributors 

Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director 

Producer and Editor: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator  

Co-Editor: Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar  

Summary 

In this bonus episode of Vital Remnants, Dr. Gary L. Gregg II is joined by Dr. Aaron N. Coleman, Chair of the History and Political Science Department at the University of the Cumberlands. Dr. Coleman walks listeners through the Anti-Federalists’ concerns about federalism and the structure of the proposed government in the U.S. Constitution. He also gives a more complete picture of the Anti-Federalists and their arguments in relation to the Articles of Confederation and the Bill of Rights than is generally taught.    

Corresponding Reading  

Section 7, pp.243-324 of Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman, Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America. 

Important Links 

• Download the corresponding Reading Guide to Reflection and Choice here.
• Purchase Reflection and Choice from com (Constitution Day Sale Price of $29.97) or Amazon.com ($49.95) Wholesale (bulk) discounts are available through orders@butlerbooks.com.
• Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates directly in your mailbox.
• Please share any thoughts, questions, comments, or concerns with us via email at connor.tracy@louisville.edu.

This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. For more information, including upcoming events, please visit us online at mcconnellcenter.org or on social media at: 

Facebook: @mcconnellcenter  

Instagram: @ulmcenter  

Twitter: @ULmCenter 

Contributors 

Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director 

Guest: Dr. Aaron N. Coleman, University of the Cumberlands

Producer and Editor: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator  

Co-Editor: Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar  

In this seventh episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II guides readers through Federalist 30-36 and four Anti-Federalist papers in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America, edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman. 

This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. For more information, including upcoming events, please visit us online at mcconnellcenter.org or on social media at: 

• Facebook: @mcconnellcenter  
• Instagram: @ulmcenter  
• Twitter: @ULmCenter 

Contributors 

Summary

In this fifth episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II covers Federalist 15-23 and two Anti-Federalist writings in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America, edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman. 

Dr. Gregg discusses the defects in the Articles of Confederation that Publius outlines in this section of the Federalist Papers. He also considers the perspective and arguments of the Anti-Federalists against the necessity for a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation.

Corresponding Reading  

Section 4, pp.101-154 of Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman, Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America. 

Important Links 

• Download the corresponding Reading Guide to Reflection and Choice here.
• Learn more about Reflection and Choice at https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/reflection
• Purchase Reflection and Choice from ButlerBooks.com (Constitution Day Sale Price of $29.97) or Amazon.com ($49.95) Wholesale (bulk) discounts are available through orders@butlerbooks.com.
• Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates directly in your mailbox.
• Please share any thoughts, questions, comments, or concerns with us via email at connor.tracy@louisville.edu.

This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. For more information, including upcoming events, please visit us online at mcconnellcenter.org or on social media at: 

• Facebook: @mcconnellcenter  
• Instagram: @ulmcenter  
• Twitter: @ULmCenter 

Contributors 

Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director 

Producer and Editor: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator  

Co-Editor: Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar 

Summary

In Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II will guide listeners through Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America, edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.

The McConnell Center chose to publish this new edition of The Federalist Papers and select Anti-Federalist writings because we believe these debates are not just of historical importance but shed vital light, even up to the current hour, on the essential questions related to good government, liberty, order, and public happiness.

Corresponding Reading 

Sections 1 & 2, pp.13-74 of Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman, Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America.

Important Links

• Download the corresponding Reading Guide to Reflection and Choice here.
• Learn more about Reflection and Choice at https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/reflection
• Purchase Reflection and Choice from ButlerBooks.com (Constitution Day Sale Price of $29.97) or Amazon.com ($49.95) Wholesale (bulk) discounts are available through orders@butlerbooks.com.
• Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates directly in your mailbox.
• Please share any thoughts, questions, comments, or concerns with us via email at connor.tracy@louisville.edu.
• Watch our related 2020 Constitution Day Debate here: https://vimeo.com/460578459

This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. For more information, including upcoming events, please visit us online at mcconnellcenter.org or on social media at:

Facebook: @mcconnellcenter 

Instagram: @ulmcenter 

Twitter: @ULmCenter

Contributors

Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director

Producer and Editor: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator 

Co-Editor: Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar

Music: The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, "Brandywine Quickstep"