The Start-Up Spirit Behind America’s Founding, with Arthur Herman

By The Free Press | Created at 2026-06-12 09:18:22 | Updated at 2026-06-14 06:46:44 1 day ago

The Start-Up Spirit Behind America’s Founding, with Arthur Herman

How America’s founder mentality built both its economy and its arsenal

Arthur Herman, senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and author of Founder’s Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump, joins School of War to discuss how America’s Founding Fathers helped create a culture of innovation in technology, industry, and warfare. Who are the most important founders of the past and pres…

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