Lesson One: The Founders’ Constitution and the Challenge of
Progressivism By Stephen Zierak As a follow on to Constitution
101, Hillsdale College is offering a free ten lesson course on
the Progressives’ challenge to our founding principles, as those
principles are embodied in the Declaration of Independence and
the American Constitution. The public may participate through a
series of online webcasts, supplemented by provided readings and
by community e-mail commentary. For more information, or to
register/donate to the project, you can go to:
constitution.hillsdale.edu. You may also register for the
previous series, Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of
the Constitution. Lesson One of this new series was posted on
the internet on September 4, and is available for viewing at any
time. Stephen Zierak, a GRIH correspondent is sitting in on the
lectures. His reports will summarize the material from the
presentations and readings, along with providing some of his
personal observations. Dr. Larry Arnn, Pres