Ep7 The David O. Stewart Show, Season 1 The Democracy We Must Keep: This month, David discusses the Bill of Rights with Julie Silverbrook, the Chief Content and Learning Officer at the National Constitution Center

February 2027 — This month, David interviews Jeffrey Rosen, President Emeritus of the National Constitution Center, a Professor of Law at the George Washington University, and author of several books including The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle over Power in America About this month’s guest: Jeffrey Rosen is the CEO emeritus of the National Constitution Center. He is also a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and a contributing editorClick here to listen to the podcast!

January 2027 — This month, David interviews Stephen F. Knott, Professor Emeritus at the US Naval War College, and author of Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance that Forged America. About this month’s guest: Dr. Stephen Knott is an Emeritus Professor of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval War College in Newport, RI. Prior to accepting his position at the Naval War College, Knott was Co-Chair of the Presidential Oral History Program at the Miller Center of Public Affairs atClick here to listen to the podcast!

December 2026 — This month, David interviews Julie Silverbrook, who designs and hosts the NCC’s rich offering of talks, debates, and panels about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. David explains: The Constitution, approved by the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, had very scarce protections for individual rights — such as habeas corpus and juries in criminal cases — even though the Declaration had promised “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” It was passed with no Due process, no rightClick here to listen to the podcast!

November 2026 — David interviews Michael Meyerson, author of How Madison and Hamilton Wrote The Federalist, Defined the Constitution, and Made Democracy Safe for the World. “He also has read all 85 Federalist essays,” David shares. “If skimming counts, so have I.” About this month’s guest: Michael Meyerson joined the faculty in 1985 after serving three years as an instructor at Brooklyn Law School. He is the director of the Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence. His professional experience includesClick here to listen to the podcast!

October 2026 — This month, David interviews Mary Sarah Bilder, a Boston Law professor whose book, Madison’s Hand. The historians will talk about how James Madison played fast and loose in his previously unassailable notes from the Constitutional Convention. “This was the hottest Founding Era Scandal since Fawn Brodie broke the Sallie Hemings story,” David insists. About Mary Sarah Bilder: A professor at Boston College Law School, Mary teaches the areas of property, trusts and estates, and American legal andClick here to listen to the podcast!

August 2026 — This month on the David O. Stewart Show, we discuss Chapter 2 in “The Democracy We Must Keep” and learn about the work of Thomas Paine in December 1775. In today’s conversation, David interviews author and historian George Goodwin. As an Englishman himself, George will give us insight into a fellow British author and a renegade who, in January 1776, wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet that demolished every intellectual defense of tyrannical, one-man rule. David explains, “Having livedClick here to listen to the podcast!

July 2026 — Meet the Author: — This month on the David O. Stewart Show, we open to Chapter 1 in “The Democracy We Must Keep” and learn about the power of Patrick Henry and his March 1775 speech, “Give me liberty, or give me death.” In today’s conversation, David will focus on Chapter 1 of his book, where he and Stephen Wilson, executive director of the St. John’s Church Foundation in Richmond, will explore the power of Patrick Henry thatClick here to listen to the podcast!

September 2026— This month on the David O. Stewart Show, we discuss Chapter 3 in “The Democracy We Must Keep” and learn about the Declaration of Independence and Thomas Jefferson in July, 1776. In today’s conversation: David interviews John Ragosta, the inaugural James Madison Fellow at Montpelier About our guest: John was previously the Interim Director of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello and is the Faculty Director of the Summer Jefferson Symposium at the University of Virginia.Click here to listen to the podcast!

June 2026 — Meet the Author: A trial and appellate lawyer for many years, David writes history and historical novels. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington Independent Review of Books, was a reporter for the Staten Island Advance, and for 10 years wrote the monthly Supreme Court column for the American Bar Association Journal. He has also done on-air commentary for CNN, C-SPAN, Bloomberg News, and MSNBC. About his newest book, The Democracy We Must Keep: SevenClick here to listen to the podcast!