Federalist Radio Hour

‘The Myth Of Birthright Citizenship’ 2026-05-26 08:00:03

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, American legal scholar Richard Epstein joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to dissect the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment and explain the constitutional case for judging citizenship on more than just birthplace. 

You can buy Epstein’s book The Myth of Birthright Citizenship: What the Fourteenth Amendment Really Says here.

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