What America's Founders Learned From the Greeks and Romans

Thomas E. Ricks, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, talks about his new book, "First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country."

This week, I had Thomas Ricks on the podcast to talk about his new book, First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country.

Click here to listen to our full conversation.

The following excerpt has been edited for length and clarity:

Matt: I want to talk a lot about the history, because I love it. A…