Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today — When Political Incentives Are Engineered
The broader institutional question explored here is whether America's recurring political dysfunction is primarily the result of flawed leaders—or the predictable consequence of constitutional design. Using Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson as an entry point, this episode examines how the architecture of the Constitution shapes incentives, representation, legislative outcomes, and democratic governance.
Rather than focusing on partisan conflict or individual personalities, this Deep Dive…
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