{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 118 \u2014 Avoiding the Pitfalls of Utopian Thought","description":"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 \u201cangels.\u201d&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;In Federalist 51, Madison tells us \u201cif men were angels, no government would be necessary.\u201d&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 ","author_name":"Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America","author_url":"https:\/\/www.constitutingamerica.org","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/23160410"}