Jack Rakove, the William Robertson Coe professor of history and American studies and professor emeritus of political science and law at Stanford University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss why the United States declared independence in 1776 and its meaning for the country today.    This episode first aired: July 4, 2023 Mentioned on the Podcast   Bernard Bailyn, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution   Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Paul Revere’s Ride”   Jack N. Rakove, Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution   Jack N. Rakove, Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America   Jack N. Rakove, The Beginnings of National Politics: An Interpretive History of the Continental Congress   1619 Project, New York Times   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/fourth-july-jack-rakove