Jul 3, 2019
This week’s guest, Robert McDonald, author of Confounding Father talks about the quintessential American philosopher: Thomas Jefferson. During the birth of America, innumerable obstacles stood in its way. What followed was the triumph of the first Americans, from a revolutionary war to purchasing Louisiana and everything in between. Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan for a cheerful, optimistic ode to the spirit of America on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers.
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Quick hits
Disney heir calls for wealth tax
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San Francisco bans vaping
Foolishness of the week
Democratic debates and yoga games
Topic of the week: Robert McDonald on Thomas Jefferson
Confounding Father
Thomas Jefferson’s Lives: Biographers and the Battle for History
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