Guest
Dr. Sean Beienburg
Sean Beienburg, a Phoenix native, studied politics and history at Pomona College and earned his Ph.D. in politics from Princeton. He taught at Haverford and Lehigh before joining ASU, where he now serves as Associate Director of SCETL and Director of the Center for American Civics. His work focuses on the U.S. and Arizona constitutions, federalism, political thought, and executive power. He directs the Arizona Constitution Project and has published two books on federalism and Prohibition. Beyond constitutional studies, he has explored political themes in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and the Daniel Craig-era James Bond films.
Guest appearance on:
- Understanding The Freedom Of Speech: What It Protects And What It Doesn’t
- Free Exercise, Explained Clearly
- What The Establishment Clause Really Means
- Why the Bill of Rights Exists—and What It Really Limits
- Amending The Constitution
- Electoral College, Explained
- Understanding the Necessary and Proper Clause: Constitutional Foundations Explained
- Checks and Balances: How Our Government Maintains Equilibrium
- Constitutional Safeguards: How the Founders Designed America's Power Structure
- State Constitutions: The Blueprint for America
- Articles vs Constitution: What Changed and What Remained
- Beyond Failure: Rethinking the Articles of Confederation's Legacy
- Constitutional Interpretation: Why Judges Still Turn to Hamilton, Madison, and Jay
- Hamilton vs. Brutus: The Battle Over Judicial Power in Federalist 78
- Separation of Powers: Madison's Blueprint for American Governance
- Electoral College Decoded
- Why America Has One President: Federalist No. 70 Explained
- Hamilton's Vision: Understanding Executive Authority in Federalist No. 70
- Unpacking Federalist 39: Madison's Blueprint for American Power
- The Crucial Role of Federalist Papers
- Unpacking the Federalist Papers
- Colonial Foundations: The Journey from British Charters to American Constitutions
- From English Declarations to American Freedoms: The Evolution of Rights
- Liberty Divided: When Two Visions of the British Empire Became Irreconcilable
- From Declaration to Constitution: Tracing America's Founding Principles
- Grievances Against a King
- Beyond Fireworks: The Declaration That Defined a Nation