Presidential Self-Restraint

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Mark is joined by Justin Garrison and Ryan Holston, the editors of The Historical Mind: Humanistic Renewal in a Post-Constitutional Age. 

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