The Founding Fathers’ Vision
Chautauqua Lecture Series 2020 • 1h 21m
Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Wednesday, August 19, 2020.
Cato Institute Chairman Robert A. Levy traces the erosion of the Constitution’s original intent.
Levy is chairman of the board of directors at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington, D.C., which he joined as senior fellow in constitutional studies in 1997 after 25 years in business.
This program is made possible by the John M. Wadsworth Lectureship on Free Market and Libertarian Principles.
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