The American Idea Podcast
The homepage for Ashbrook's official podcast, The American Idea, which explores America's Founding principles and their effect on American history and government. Through thoughtful conversations with renowned academics and public figures from across the country, we examine the history and political thought behind our country’s greatest documents and debates, as well as contemporary issues, American popular culture, and political statesmanship. Hosted by Jeff Sikkenga.
Congress: What It Was Meant to Be; What It's Become
September 24, 2025
The Constitutional Convention Was a Four-Act Drama
September 17, 2025
Turning Defeat into Victory: The American Way of War
September 10, 2025Archive
Tiptoeing Toward the Center: Galston and Kamarck on "The Politics of Polarization"
Joseph M. Knippenberg
October 1, 2005
Terrorism and the "Katrina Option"
Andrew E. Busch
September 1, 2005
Hurricane Katrina and the Future of American Civil-Military Relations
Mackubin T. Owens
September 1, 2005
How Not to Honor Our Honorable Dead: Ending the Summer of Cindy Sheehan
Mackubin T. Owens
September 1, 2005