Alexander Hamilton: Closet Monarchist or Visionary Nationalist?

We the People · Oct 30, 2025 · 1h 9m

This episode is a two-part show on Alexander Hamilton. First, in a new episode of the podcast Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness, Jeffrey Rosen, historian Stephen Knott, and filmmaker Ken Burns unpack Hamilton’s life and legacy to see what lessons he can teach us about restraint. Then, Jeffrey Rosen and acclaimed historian and biographer Ron Chernow further explore the meteoric rise, inspiring life, and tragic death of Hamilton in a conversation from the NCC’s 2025 Liberty Medal Ceremony.

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Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness

Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton (2005)

Jeffrey…