1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 300 600 Have you ever thought about our Constitution as a practical exercise in governance rather than an academic exercise?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;What that means is the Constitution addresses real problems accounting for human nature rather than viewing men through a utopian lens as virtuous “angels.”&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;In Federalist 51, Madison tells us “if men were angels, no government would be necessary.”&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Join our panel and Professor Joerg Knipprath as we explore how the Founders were realists who dealt with real people and real problems. Thank you to this week's sponsor: Bob DeMartino of History Salvaged Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America https://www.constitutingamerica.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23160410/height/300/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="300" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/23160410