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The Constitutionalist

Benjamin Kleinerman, Tony Bartl
The Constitutionalist
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  • The Constitutionalist

    Special Midterm Election Episode w/ Dave Bridge

    05/11/2026 | 1h 8 mins.
    David Bridge is Associate Professor of Political Science at Baylor University. His department bio can be found here: https://politicalscience.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/david-bridge
  • The Constitutionalist

    Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court w/ B.J. Dobski

    04/11/2026 | 1h 8 mins.
    Bernard J. Dobski is Professor of Political Science at Assumption University. His department bio can be found here: https://www.assumption.edu/people-and-departments/directory/bernard-j-dobski-phd
    The article under discussion is: Bernard J. Dobski and Benjamin A. Kleinerman, "'We should see certain things yet, let us hope and believe': Technology, Sex, and Politics in Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee" in Review of Politics, Vol. 69:4 (Fall 2007)
  • The Constitutionalist

    Bonus Episode - "The Crisis Presidency" - Constitution Day Address @ IACTL

    29/10/2026 | 27 mins.
    You can learn more about the Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership at the University of Toledo by going to our website. https://www.utoledo.edu/institute/constitution/
    Ben's forthcoming book, The Crisis Presidency: How Emergencies Make or Break the President, will be released in early 2027 and is currently available for preorder on Amazon.
  • The Constitutionalist

    True Grit w/ Shane Leary

    28/10/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
    Shane returns to the Constitutionalist to discuss TRUE GRIT, the Charles Portis novel and the Coen bros. film.
  • The Constitutionalist

    New York Times v. Sullivan and LIbel Law w/ Carson Holloway

    21/10/2026 | 56 mins.
    https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/no-liberty-libel/
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About The Constitutionalist
The Constitutionalist is a podcast cohosted by Professor Benjamin Kleinerman, the RW Morrison Professor of Political Science at Baylor University and Founder and Editor of The Constitutionalist Blog and Tony Bartl, Associate Professor in the Institute for Constitutional Thought and Leadership (IACTL) at the University of Toledo. Each week, they discuss political news in light of its constitutional implications, and explore a unique constitutional topic, ranging from the thoughts and experiences of America's founders and statesmen, historical episodes, and the broader philosophic ideas that influence the American experiment in government.
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