Now available: Instructor’s Guide to Fighting over the Founders

For anyone who might be thinking about teaching Fighting over the Founders, NYU Press has now made available a wonderful instructor’s guide, downloadable from the Press’s website, or if you want a sneak peak, below the fold here. A big shout-out to friend, scholar, and politico John Craig Hammond for putting it together. And, yes, the paperback […]

My head’s talking with Ben Franklin (‘s world)

Head on over to this page on Ben Franklin’s World, the website for Liz Covart’s wonderful blog of the same name, for her interview with yours truly.  While I can’t vouch for the quality of the answers, I can tell you the questions were topnotch.  And while, you’re there, check out the rest of the website, support […]

Storified: Panel on Facing the Founders

This past week, I attended the 2015 United States Intellectual History conference in Washington, DC, and participated in a panel sponsored by the wonderful folks at The Junto.  Read more for the whole megilla, as storified by Michael Hattem.

Interview with yours truly

Here’s a reposted interview that first appeared in From the Square, the fine blog of NYU Press. Q&A with Andrew M. Schocket, author of Fighting over the Founders Posted on January 9, 2015