What were the earliest works that helped Congressman Raskin cultivate empathy? (00:29:43).How do art and literature bring us to the moral center that Congressman Raskin hopes to help bring American citizens to? (00:27:50).What grade would Congressman Raskin give the United States on educating its citizens to participate effectively in a democracy? (00:25:55).Should people receive (required) education about the reasoning behind their laws? (00:22:32).Are there aspects of the American character that Congressman Raskin would like to see improved through law? What could the laws do to help us be better people? (00:18:23).Do American laws take thought for the morality of its citizens (as Xenophon says Persian laws do in the Education of Cyrus )? Should laws try to make citizens more moral? (00:11:45).Did Congressman Raskin have anyone encouraging him to run for office, confident that he could win? (00:09:25).
How did Congressman Raskin finally decide to go from being a law professor to a lawmaker? Did it feel like destiny? (00:07:45).Did Congressman Raskin consciously try to follow in his father’s (Marcus Raskin) footsteps? (00:05:27).Did Congressman go into law with a view to becoming a legislator? (00:03:45).How did Congressman Raskin decide to pursue a career in law? (00:1:50).Did congressman Raskin think of the study of law as a “leadership position” when he first began his career? (00:01:17).Finally, they discuss how Enlightenment ideals of rationality, empathy, solidarity, and human progress can help us discover the parts of the American story that unite us. They talk about how indignation toward institutionalized cruelty (e.g., as depicted in fictionalized works like One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest ) fueled Congressman Raskin to become more politically active. They read from Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus on how Persian laws supposedly took thought for the character of its citizens. That’s why I call myself a progressive because it’s my ambition to try to find what’s right the best we can and then bring the political center to us.” –Congressman Jamie Raskin SummaryĬonstitutional law professor and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-8) and Norman Sandridge (classics professor and fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies) discuss how the congressman came to see the study and craft of law as a leadership role. It’s my ambition to be in the moral center, and that’s why I’m a democrat. “It’s not my ambition to be in the political center, which blows around with the wind.
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