Podcast: “Russell Kirk and the American Revolution”

As the American republic approaches the 250th anniversary of her birth, conservatives face a serious paradox: How can we ever hope to preserve a revolutionary foundation? The thought of Russell Kirk offers an especially rich source of insight regarding that peculiar paradox. Kirk saw the Revolution as compelling the founders to remember their great inheritance — just as we should today.

Guest Michael Lucchese joins us to discuss the founders' "revolution of memory" and how conservatives today might preserve it.

Listen to the full episode in National Affairs.