The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Alex Zakaras joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Roots of American Individualism: Political Myth in the Age of Jackson.
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Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
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