In this episode, Jordan Cash joins Ben and Tony to discuss how early state constitutions provided room for the critical experience and experimentation on which the Convention of 1787 drew during the deliberations over the framing of the Federal Constitution.
Jordan Cash is Associate Professor in the James Madison College at Michigan State University.
Faculty web page: https://jmc.msu.edu/directory/c/jordan-cash
His books include:
- The Isolated Presidency. Oxford University Press, 2024
- (with Kevin Burns) eds., Congressional Deliberation: Major Debates, Speeches, and Writings, 1774–2023. 2024
- (with Tony Bartl) eds., Constitutionalism and Liberty: Essays in Honor of David K. Nichols. Lexington Books, 2025
Other works referenced:
- David K. Nichols, "Gouveneur Morris and the Creation of American Constitutionalism," in Natural Right and Political Philosophy, Ward and Ward eds., University of Notre Dame Press.
- Ewing, Kleinerman, and Zug eds., Beyond Checks and Balances: The Political Purpose of Separation of Powers, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2026