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A Limited Revolution

January 25, 2026·22 min·2 clips

John Wilkinson points out that Native Americans, African Americans, non-property owners, and women were never asked for their consent to be governed.

This episode examines the American Revolution and Constitution through a revisionist lens, arguing that the founding elites deliberately channeled popular anger toward Britain to maintain control over an unequal society. It highlights the deep historical roots of wealth inequality, slavery, and the exclusion of Native Americans, women, and non-property owners from the "consent of the governed."

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A clear-eyed look at the Revolution as a story about constitutional order, exclusion, and political control.

The episode uses the American Revolution to frame a larger argument about what the new republic was meant to protect and who it was meant to leave out.

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