Happy 250th! (thread 13), Episode 5: What Would John C. Calhoun Say About America at 250?

Imagine dropping John C. Calhoun into modern Washington — he'd stare at the federal bureaucracy, fume about national power, and be utterly baffled by how the Constitution reshaped people's lives. This episode walks that strange contrast: a brilliant constitutional thinker who used his gifts to defend a brutal system.

Come listen as we tease apart his sharp ideas and moral blind spots, and ask the messy question: when the nation grows stronger, does liberty for some mean injustice for others? It’s a short, thoughtful take — like chatting with a friend about what history gets right and terribly wrong.