Peaceful Political Revolution in America
"The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government."
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, James Wilson, Thomas Paine, and many other American patriots and revolutionaries completely agreed with this simple but compelling statement made by President Washington. Yet today, very few Americans know what the basis of our form of government is, let alone understand what it means.
This Podcast will dive into the most important and most censored story in America. We will uncover the myths behind our constitutional history and reveal some of the startling facts about our founding as a nation. Hang on tight! If you haven't honed up on your American history, if you think you understand our American political system, you may be in for a shock.
Peaceful political revolution is your unique American heritage. It is what makes our democracy so special and what makes your role in American politics so important. Are you ready for a peaceful political revolution? Where does it come from? How does it happen? What can you do to change our political system for the better?
We will address these questions and many more in the upcoming Podcasts, so hang on. If you think our politics are bad and only getting worse, you may find that a peaceful political revolution is the antidote.
Episodes
33 episodes
S3 E5 The Model Constitutional Convention with Dr. Stefanie Lindquist
Welcome to another episode of the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast.In this episode, I will be exploring one of the most important and timely questions facing our country today: What would ...
S3 E4 Movement Building with Ben Price
When people talk about democracy in America, we often focus on elections… on candidates… on the latest headlines coming out of Washington.But the deeper question—the one that shapes everything—is this: Who actually holds power ...
S3 E3 Confronting the Climate Emergency with Dr. Peter Carter
S3 E3 Confronting the Climate Emergency with Dr. Peter CarterzNov 24, 2025Welcome to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast.Dean of Law at UC Berkeley, Erwin Chemerinsky, Sanford Levins...
S3 E2 Constitution-Making in America with Sanford Levinson
Welcome back to another episode of the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast.Today, I will be talking with Sanford Levinson. Levinson is the W. St John Garwood and W St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair in Law. He teache...
S3 E1 The Next System and American Constitutionalism with Dr. Ben Manski
Welcome to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast. I’ve been on a kind of sabbatical this past year. So much has happened, and I really needed to take the time to explore some of the major developments which, in several importa...
S2 E10 Russia Against Modernity with Alexander Etkind
Welcome to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America PodcastThe Anthropocene will be a doozy from what I'm hearing. Even if new technologies and new systems replace the ones currently falling apart, it will be...
S2 E8 The Constitution Should not be Reclaimed with Samuel Moyn
Welcome back to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast.In America, "We The People" are the constituent power, "the actor which always remains outside the government" as Seyes defined it. Or, as James Wilson pu...
S2 E7 Constituent Power and the Future of Constitutional Democracy with Sergio Verdugo
In season one, I spoke with Arend Lijphart about democratic political systems. He had a number of recommendations on how Americans could improve our democracy if they really wanted to do. The question as always remains, how would Americans d...
S2 E6 Equality with Frances Chiu
In the last episode, I talked with Juliano Benvindo about the similarities between the January 6th Capitol Insurrection and the more recent attack on all three branches of government in Brasilia. It turns out that Brazil has the greatest lev...
S2 E5 Brazil’s Frenetic Pace of Constitutional Change with Juliano Benvindo
Events in America like the 2021 United States Capitol Insurrection are not unique to America. Brazil also suffered from a similar crisis on Jan 8, 2023. The attack there, on all three branches of gov...
S2 E4 Trailer, FDR and A New Economic Bill of Rights with Harvey J. Kaye and Alan Minsky
Welcome to the Peaceful Political Revolution in American Podcast.In Season 1 Episode 2 last year, I spoke with Professor Emeritus of Democracy & Justice Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Harvey J. Kay...
S2 E3 Thomas Paine's Rights of Man with Gary Berton
Welcome back to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast. I couldn't go any further without a discussion about Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. Not because it was historically significant, although it cert...
S2 E2 We The Elites with Robert Ovetz
Welcome to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast.Bernie loves to point his finger at the elites, but who are they and where do they come from? It seems as if Bernie believes they possess a lot more influence than...
S2 E1 American Sovereigns with Christian Fritz
Welcome back to the second season of the Peaceful Political Revolution in America Podcast, a series of conversations with America's top scholars, writers, journalists, and activists, on the topic of our Constitution. Thank you for tuning in ...
S1 E14 Making a new American Constitution with George William Van Cleve
Welcome back to the Peaceful Political Revolution in American Podcast.So, how do Americans "shore up" their institutions of government? How do we strengthen our democracy and protect it from the anti-democratic forces th...
S1 E13 Presidents, Populism and the Crisis of Democracy with William Howell
William Howell is the Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics at the University of Chicago, where he holds appointments in the Harris School, Department of Political Science, and College. Currently, he is the chair of the
S1 E12 Our Undemocratic Constitution with Sanford Levinson
Any serious discussion about a peaceful political revolution in America would be incomplete if it did not include a conversation with today's guest. Sandford Levinson holds the W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair i...
S1 E11 The Icelandic Constitutional Assembly with Tom Ginsburg
Welcome back to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast.When you look around the world at different constitutions, and how political systems are formed, you quickly realize that they are all quite different, even a...
S1 E10 The Icelandic Constitutional Council of 2014 with Jon Olafsson and Eirikur Bergman
(See transcript for the entire introduction)Welcome back to the Peaceful Political Revolution in American Podcast.Iceland has a really interesting history. You may know a bit about its scenic wonders if you ever watched...
S1 E9 Death by a Thousand Cuts with Matt Qvortrup
Welcome to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast.Democracy is under attack. The rise of Trumpism has created a lot of anxiety amongst those who believe in democracy, and for good reason. We have all witnessed the...
S1 E9 Trailer: Death by a Thousand Cuts with Matt Qvortrup
Welcome to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast.Democracy is under attack. The rise of Trumpism has created a lot of anxiety amongst those who believe in democracy, and for good reason. We have all witnessed the...
S1 E8 The Sickness is the System with Richard Wolff
Welcome back to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America podcast.It has been pointed out on this podcast by more than a few people, that our Constitution is as much an economic or class document, as it was a poli...
S1 E7 This Happened Here and They Rule with Paul Street
Welcome back to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America Podcast.It looks like we could make some very real improvements to our political system. It is becoming more and more obvious that after 233 years, our Con...
S1 E7 Trailer: This Happened Here, Amerikaners, Neoliberalism and the Trumping of America and They Rule with Paul Street
01/03/22Welcome back to the Peaceful Political Revolution in America Podcast.It looks like we could make some very real improvements to our political system. It is becoming more and more obvious that af...
