America Was Founded on Debate: The Death of Debate - Pt 3

Hey there friends!

Here are some of the sources behind episode three of The Death of Debate. Lots of great American history and philosophy to dig into this weekend—enjoy!

• The Federalist Papers - Library of Congress

• The Antifederalist Papers - The Constitutionalist Society

• Attack Ads, Circa 1800 - ReasonTV

• 1948 Dewey-Stassen Presidential Primary Debate - Internet Archive

• 1960 Kennedy-Nixon First Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

• John Adams - David McCullough

• Debunking Nixon’s radio victory in the 1960 election: Re-analyzing the historical record and considering currently unexamined polling data - The Social Science Journal

• Do the debates unfairly shut out third parties? - CBS News

• ‘Your speech is violence’: the left’s new mantra to justify campus violence - The Hill

• Last Call for a Real Presidential Debate - WSJ