Mark Bauerlein on the Legacy of Lincoln—The Editor’s Desk
Mark Bauerlein on the Legacy of Lincoln—The Editor’s Desk  
Podcast: First Things Podcast
Published On: Wed Dec 15 2021
Description: ​​M​ark Bauerlein​ joins editor R. R. Reno to discuss his article “A Less Perfect Union​,” from the January print edition. They discuss the mixed legacy of Lincoln’s actions and rhetoric, the heroism of the Southern military, and the necessity for more realistic embodiments of America, like Davy Crockett and Jack Kerouac.