In Those Self Evident Truths, Ted Magnuson traces the roots of democracy through its founding documents.

In these words from our forbearers, in brief accounts of the events leading up to their creation, Ted invites us to reflect on the aims of democracy--on the aims of ‘nation-building,’ American style. In such a condensed form, we can only marvel at the dedication and vision of those who went before us.

            In our own times, generations still alive have seen the American Experience in Nation-building unfold in the rebuilding of Europe through the Marshall Plan. We’ve seen Japan and parts of Korea boosted into the technological age. In many ways and places, America has made its presence known. While Those Self Evident Truths implies no specifics on the tactical exigencies of the day, one question Ted can’t help but ask is “Can 800 years of struggle and heritage be downloaded into one election cycle?”                                                                                                              

In Those Self Evident Truths, Ted Magnuson traces the roots of democracy through its founding documents.

In these words from our forbearers, in brief accounts of the events leading up to their creation, Ted invites us to reflect on the aims of democracy--on the aims of ‘nation-building,’ American style. In such a condensed form, we can only marvel at the dedication and vision of those who went before us.

            In our own times, generations still alive have seen the American Experience in Nation-building unfold in the rebuilding of Europe through the Marshall Plan. We’ve seen Japan and parts of Korea boosted into the technological age. In many ways and places, America has made its presence known. While Those Self Evident Truths implies no specifics on the tactical exigencies of the day, one question Ted can’t help but ask is “Can 800 years of struggle and heritage be downloaded into one election cycle?”