The Teacher of Liberty Podcast

Shall we hang together or shall we all hang separately? You won't want to miss this episode.

There is no way we recover our liberty if we do not learn its value. And there is no way we learn its value unless we read those books where that value is revealed. We have allowed the tyrants to control what we learn and they have substituting salt for sugar in the recipe and we've just come to tolerate the taste. We aren't educated anymore. We're merely moved through a system that serves to teach us unquestioning obedience to strangers. Unfortunately, when it comes to school, our parents reward us for obeying the strangers and the strangers get paid according to their willingness to use salt instead of sugar in the recipe known as curriculum. We cannot be free if we follow this recipe. We will all welcome children into a land increasingly wicked and increasingly tyrannical until we decide to do the hard things that are required of those who would enjoy so "celestial an article" as liberty. I've done my best to select writings from the authors most often quoted by our Founding Fathers. You can get my book before such things are no longer allowed for sale. Tyrants will not allow us to continue teaching things that, if read and understood, would topple them. This is the work to which I've devoted my life. I know without doubt these authors taught our Founding Fathers the value of liberty and how to detect despots and how to rid your society of them. We can read these books and learn likewise. That's the entire purpose of this book: The Founders Recipe. You can get it on Amazon or Barnesandnoble.com. I make next to nothing from the sale of these books, but I didn't write the book to get rich, I wrote the book to get rid of tyrants. https://a.co/d/20emVfF

The Battle of Marathon is the reason you speak English, have representative government, and are free to worship according to the dictates of your own conscience. You owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Callimachus, Miltiades, and the rest of the unnamed Athenian soldiers who bravely stood in defense of their (and YOUR) life, liberty, and property. That small stretch of beach is a tiny hinge upon which the whole of history swung and it swung in our favor FOR SURE! #battleofmarathon #history #ancientgreece #ancienthistory #joewolverton #teacherofliberty #marathon #persia #persianwars #darius #callimachus #athens #greece #tyranny #truehistory #miltiades #sparta #immortals #battles #pivotal

Demosthenes: a young man that would not shut up and sit down. He was not about to let a weak voice and a stammer keep him from rousing his spirit and raising his voice in defense of the liberty of his country. This guy is one of my favorites. Cicero makes you want to applaud, Demosthenes makes you want to grab a sword! A lot of y'all ain't gonna like this one very much, but it's my podcast and I'm fixing to call 'em like I see 'em. And I won't be apologizing, so don't come at me. Demosthenes was 33 when he delivered these speeches and they are STRAIGHT FIRE! I wish these things weren't so applicable to our time. We have got to stop waiting for "the right time." This is the right time and we need to start taking our liberty seriously enough to defend it. You can vote yourself into tyranny, but you have to fight yourself out. Remember, try and think what is something about modern-day tyrants that makes them powerful, but at the same time makes them vulnerable? Demosthenes says that is one key to planning how to defeat them. #demosthenes #athens #ancientgreece #ancientathens #philipofmacedon #philippics #foundingfathers #alexanderthegreat philipthegreat #war #greek #ancientgreek #isocrates #joewolverton #teacherofliberty #podcast #worldhistory #classicaleducation

Demosthenes: a young man that would not shut up and sit down. He was not about to let a weak voice and a stammer keep him from rousing his spirit and raising his voice in defense of the liberty of his country. This guy is one of my favorites. Cicero makes you want to applaud, Demosthenes makes you want to grab a sword! A lot of y'all ain't gonna like this one very much, but it's my podcast and I'm fixing to call 'em like I see 'em. And I won't be apologizing, so don't come at me. Demosthenes was 33 when he delivered these speeches and they are STRAIGHT FIRE! I wish these things weren't so applicable to our time. We have got to stop waiting for "the right time." This is the right time and we need to start taking our liberty seriously enough to defend it. You can vote yourself into tyranny, but you have to fight yourself out. #demosthenes #athens #ancientgreece #ancientathens #philipofmacedon #philippics #foundingfathers #alexanderthegreat philipthegreat #war #greek #ancientgreek #isocrates #joewolverton #teacherofliberty #podcast #worldhistory

On this day in 1774, the First Continental Parliament met in Philadelphia. NO, IT DIDN'T! But do you know WHY it's called "congress" and not "parliament?" You're fixing to find out! Emmerich de Vattel's Law of Nations was carried around by every member of the Continental Congress, according to Benjamin Franklin. Why? Why would guys from one nation need a book about international law? Hmmmm. What does Emmerich de Vattel have to do with calling it Congress and not Parliament? EVERYTHING! Perhaps more than any episode to date, today's episode will make it VERY CLEAR why the things that I teach -- things like Emmerich de Vattel's book Law of Nations -- are NEVER taught in school anymore. These rules and these guidelines, if they were never taken from us ON PURPOSE by men conspiring to deprive of us of our liberty, could have prevented so much poverty, so much war, so much division, and so much debt. IF. Well, it's time we take back our education so we can take back our liberty! This story is one of those that has the potential to change the malfunctioning of our governments in ONE GENERATION! If we teach this story and its implications to our children, then they will know, just as our Founding Fathers knew, the value of liberty, the value of words, and the necessity of using the right word at the right time in the right way. We can do this, guys. #joewolverton #teacherofliberty #devattel #emmerich #emerdevattel #lawofnations #foundingfathers #history #congress #firstcontinentalcongress #otd #continentalcongress #truehistory #warforindependence #revolutionarywar #declarationofindependence #edmundburke #burke #bristol #parliament #law #contractlaw #fourcorners #principalagency #constitution #construction #education #ushistory #americanhistory

Cicero telling off the tyrants, regardless of their party. Cicero delivered his first Philippic (named after the speeches of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedon) on September 2, 44 B.C. and it was straight SAVAGE! He not only calls out Mark Antony for all his crimes against the people, the republic, and the constitution, but he tells the senators that by doing nothing to stop him they are just as much to blame as he is. Marcus Tullius Cicero. The Founding Fathers quoted Cicero all the time and more often than not they called him Tully (an anglicized) version of his last name, Tullius. This is Cicero speaking with the freedom and fire of a man who knows what he's saying is going to get him killed. He will go down speaking truth to the those who had sworn an oath to defend the constitution. #cicero #tully #marcustulliuscicero #antony #markantony #marcusantonius #ancientrome #romansenate #juliuscaesar #deathofcaesar #triumvirate #ancienthistory #foundingfathers #philippics #firstphilippic #cicerophilippics #plutarch #suetonius #joewolverton #teacherofliberty Some links I mentioned in the podcast: My article on the First Philippic: https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/history/for-pity-s-sake-what-is-this-voluntary-slavery-cicero-delivers-his-first-philippic/ Plutarch, Life of Antony: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0007 Plutarch, Life of Cicero: https://www.bostonleadershipbuilders.com/plutarch/cicero.htm Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0132%3Alife%3Djul.%3Achapter%3D1 Cicero's Philippics: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Cic.+Phil.+1

Hannibal. Carthage. Rome. Hamilcar Barca. Second Punic War. Battle of Saguntum. Battle of Lake Trasimene. Battle of Canae. Battle of Zama. Scipio. Quintus Fabius. Fabian. Delay. George Washington the "American Fabius." Elephants. Unladen African elephants. Laden African elephants. Donner and Blitzen. Thunder and lightning. Crepes. Pancakes. Alps. Really? Over the Alps? Huh. Well, that won't end well. Or will it? (dum, dum, dum). Dictator. Altar. You win battles, but you don't know how to use your victories. Cartagena. Hasrubal. It's only important if it hurts you. You'll only complain when YOUR liberty is taken, ignoring it when its somebody else's. #hannibal #hannibalbarca #secondpunicwar #punicwars #elephants #alps #fabius #fabiantactic #battleofcanae #battleoflaketrasimene #battleofzama #battleofsarguntum #scipio #livy #polybius #romanhistory #historyofcarthage #truehistory #history #tyranny #ancienthistory #rome #ancientrome #worldhistory #hamilcarbarca #resistance #principiisobsta #latin Sources: Livy, History of Rome Polybius, Histories

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SHARE THIS! THIS IS THE EPISODE THAT NEEDS TO GO VIRAL! I don't say that lightly and if you know me, you know I don't boast about my own stuff, but this video is the one to share and put it EVERYWHERE! NOW! I zigged when I was about to zag, y'all. You'll want to put on your seat belts, put your trays away, and put your seats in the upright position, because I'm fixing to GO OFF! This is Cato's Letter No. 42 explained just the way I used to do it in my classes. Well, except for the part where we share insights because we can't really do that using this medium. No problem. Oh! And there's some unboxing of a book haul! And I tried doing it in that ASMRLMNOP thing that the kids seem to like! I was probably unsuccessful. But I hope I was very successful in going through this letter that could not be more timely and timeless. Guys, we have to pay to attention to the stuff in this video if we want our children born into a free country. #catosletters #cato #law #naturallaw #cicero #tacitus #seneca #history #tyranny #tyrant #molonlabe #resistance #foundingfathers #lexmalalexnulla #truehistory #trenchardandgordon #americanrevolution #lexingtonandconcord #secondamendment #keepandbeararms #comegetit #resist

If you watch this video to the end, you will know more about the formation of the Constitution, the history of its creation, the intended function of the federal government, and the correct constitutional relationship between the federal government and the states than any professor of history or law or Constitution in the country! Easy! There is no need more urgent than the need to know the true history of the origin of the Constitution, the intended function of the federal government, and the correct constitutional relationship between the federal government and the states. Here is the clearest, most concise, and constitutionally sound explanation of those three subjects. Using Maria Pinckney's A Political Catechism, I lay out for you long-forgotten truths about the framing of the Constitution, the intended function of the federal government, and the correct constitutional relationship between the federal government and the states. This information has been kept from us for nearly 200 years! The use of catechism as a teaching method is as old as time, but has been ridiculed and replaced, denigrated and denounced. Now you'll find out why. You'll also find out why these things have been kept from us for so long. Here are the documents available for a $2 donation: A Political Catechism, by Maria Pinckney "Union," an essay by the forgotten Founding Father John Taylor of Caroline Our Federal Government: Its True Nature and Character, by Judge Abel Parker Upshur The Virginia Resolution, by James Madison The Kentucky Resolutions, by Thomas Jefferson The Report of 1800, by James Madison These are available in modern typeset prepared by me (or a member of my family) in PDF for a $2.00 donation through my PayPal or Venmo. Make sure to include your email address in the donation. If you buy all 6 documents/books, the total cost is $10.00, that's getting one of them for free. PayPal: @teacherofliberty Venmo: @Joe-Wolverton #constitution #truehistory #mariapinckney #foundingfathers #statesovereignty #federalgovernment #americanhistory #ushistory #usconstitution #jamesmadison #contractlaw #principalagency #law #nullification #interposition #union #void #fourcorners #draftingoftheconstitution #ratification #constitutionallaw

Once again, Uncle Joey back with a story you've never heard. A story that as soon as you hear it you'll understand why you've never heard it. This is the story of Pisistratus, the Men of the Hills, the Men of the Plains, and the Men of the Coast. Political parties that formed in Athens after Solon wrote their constitution. You will see how there is a one group that never seems to suffer from the riots, the plagues, the protests, the damage to property, the fires, the crime. And you'll find out who they are and how they're able to escape all of that. You'll learn some new tactics of tyrants. You'll hear how we haven't learned in 2,600 years! These were once names that our Founding Fathers knew and stories they were taught as children. Not anymore. We can teach them, though, and our children can be like that Founding Generation and tear down the walls of the palaces of the tyrants. #Solon #pisistratus #pisistratos #menofthehills #athens #menofthecoast #menoftheplains #tyranny #aristotle #constitutionofathens #plutarch #plutarchslives #herodotus #herodotushistories #polybius #ancienthistory #politicalparties #publicschool #trenchardandgordon #catosletters #davidhume #hume

With all due apologies to John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, I am replacing the last episode with this one. That last one was just unwatchable, y'all, and those boys deserve more than that. Trenchard and Gordon's Cato's Letters were the "dress rehearsal for the Revolution" and there is NO WAY I would be forgiven for my transgression against them had I not rerecorded the episode devoted to them. Trenchard and Gordon were more often quoted by the Founding Generation than John Locke, but you would never know that. After you watch this episode, you'll understand why Cato's Letters will NEVER be taught to American children. Our Founding Fathers read these letters when they were children. Benjamin Franklin wrote a bill suggesting that American schoolchildren be given Sidney and Cato's Letters to learn to read and write English well. Can you imagine what would happen if we had a generation of little children raised with Trenchard and Gordon's Cato's Letters instead of Harry Potter? I can and it's GLORIOUS! But, as the Good Book says, "Many are called, but few are chosen." Forgive me, my friends, for the audio in that last episode and for thinking that it was OK to let it be published. It wasn't. I'm sorry. And here I present to you what I believe to be a fitting tribute to John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, and to the words that meant so much to our Founding Fathers: Cato's Letters. #trenchardandgordon #catosletters #cato #johntrenchard #thomasgordon #foundingfathers #foundersrecipe #history #ushistory #catosletters #americanhistory #truehistory #foundinggeneration #colonialeducation #earlyamericaneducation #education #independentwhig #tandg #influencesonthefoundingfathers #foundinginfluences #thefoundersrecipe #classicaleducation #constitution #tyranny #tyrants #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #freedomofthepress #liberty

Not an ironic title, but certainly coincidentally funny! I am so sorry about the audio. It's fixed now, though, and guys, the message in this episode brought to you by Trenchard and Gordon is straight FIRE! These guys do not miss and I hope you don't miss this episode. Cato's Letters were found in more libraries than John Locke and were reprinted in every colonial newspaper. There would have been no War of Independence if our Founding Fathers hadn't read John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon's Cato's Letters as children. That is a FACT! One historian said that for our Founding Fathers, Cato's Letters was the "dress rehearsal for the revolution." #trenchardandgordon #catosletters #cato #republican #americanhistory #ushistory #johntrenchard #thomasgordon #history #London #americanrevolution #foundingfathers #warforindependence #tyranny #truehistory

Over 2,300 years ago Aristotle warned us how republics are silently and slowly destroyed from the inside. You will NOT believe how accurately Aristotle predicted our own day! Book V of his Politics reads like it was written today. We must learn from Aristotle's warnings so that we can restore our liberty and return our country to the foundation of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence before it is too late. #aristotle #politics #aristotlephilosophy #ancientgreece #ancientgreekphilosophy #history #constitution #teacherofliberty #joewolverton #foundingfathers #conspiracy #athens #greek #liberty #influencesonthefoundingfathers #politicalparties #tyranny

Ever heard of a good dictator? You're about to! Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, known to history as Cincinnatus, was a dictator of Rome. Oh, and a farmer. A poor farmer. Watch this episode and learn why our Founding Fathers studied the history of Rome and how it's obvious in their character that they knew and admired Cincinnatus. Would you be willing to walk away from absolute power if it was willingly offered to you? I hope now you know why George Washington is called "The American Cincinnatus." Use that little factoid at your next cocktail party. Impress somebody. Some nerd. It really is time to TCB and RGC, guys. The time for hoping has gone. #cincinnatus #dictator #romanrepublic #republicofrome #ancientrome #ancienthistory #farmer #livy #dionysius #tcb #RGC

In Federalist 46 James Madison said Americans would NEVER be crazy enough to elect tyrants and to not only elect them, but to send them money so they could keep oppressing us. Um... about that. Fortunately, Mr. Madison in Federalist 46 gave us a plan of resistance that will enable us to force the federal beast back inside its constitutional cage! (TM) If you're tired of hearing people talk about the problems, but never offering solutions, this is the podcast for you, my friend! #history #federalistpapers #jamesmadison #federalist46 #truehistory #constitution #foundingfathers #Madison #ratification #constitutionalcrisis #federalism #states #10a #stategoverment #tyranny #tyrants

You are NOT going to want to miss this one, guys! St. George Tucker is a forgotten Founding Father and a man whose life and example are beyond compare. Start reading his book View of the Constitution of the United States and you will IMMEDIATELY discover why THEY don't want you reading his book! St. George Tucker. This month is his 271st birthday, so celebrate by reading his stuff. You can get his book free online from Liberty Fund. #forgottenfoundingfather #foundingfathers #stgeorgetucker #stgeorge #tuckersofvirginia #collegeofwilliamandmary #williamandmary #constitution #truehistory #law #bermuda #famouspeoplefrombermuda #stgeorgetucker #tucker #tenthamendment #10A #secondamendment #2A #battleofyorktown #battleofguilfordcourthouse #nathanielgreene #quakers #joewolverton #teacherofliberty #ushistory #americanhistory #history

These are a couple of stories I guarantee you've never heard (unless you're my former student). You will NOT want to skip this one. Trust old Uncle Joey. These stories will CHANGE.YOUR.LIFE! Today. Yep. Today you'll be better than you were yesterday. #history #truehistory #quaker #agrarian #china #ancientchina #farming #silence #quotesaboutsilence

Sparta. Sparta. Sparta. This is the show you've all been waiting for! Sparta, Lycurgus, Thermopylae, the 300, all the things that are Sparta. Even spartan things. Should I be laconic about Sparta? Virtue, valor. That was Sparta. All things Spartan in this episode. Plutarch and Polybius together give us a very clear and complete picture of Lycurgus and Sparta and simplicity and virtue and becoming good little by little and loving simplicity and hating luxury. Too much luxury makes you lazy and too much laziness makes you sick in body and mind. Ah, Sparta. Where have you gone? Did I mention this episode was about Sparta?

Algernon Sidney. Algernon Sidney. Algernon Sidney. Algernon Sidney. OK, so I guess you know who this episode is about: Algernon Sidney! I call him Colonel Sidney (he was a colonel in the English army and I'm the son of a soldier, so I do that out of respect). You can call him Uncle Algy or whatever you want, just put some respect on his name! He is one of the men who most influenced our Founding Fathers. Algernon Sidney so profoundly influenced our Founding Fathers that they used to have memorials every year remembering his execution and at one of those in 1820, the speaker said, "Algernon Sidney is an American name." That's because of the invaluable and incalculable contribution Algernon Sidney made to the founding of the United States. His book, Discourses Concerning Government was called "the handbook of the Revolution." Jefferson called it the best book written on the subject of government and natural rights in any language ever! He also said that as soon as young people could read, we should put this book in their hands. Let's do that! I hope you can feel how much this video means to me. I truly admire, revere, and respect Colonel Sidney, and any opportunity I get to tell people about him is a great blessing. I am blessed to know about him, to have read his books (he wrote two, as well as a couple of essays), and to get to tell his story to Americans who are no longer taught about him or the things he wrote. That has all changed now! Remember to look up the Trial of Algernon Sidney, the Apology of Algernon Sidney, and the Algernon Sidney's Letter to the Sheriff on the Scaffold. You'll be blown away by all three and you'll instantly see why he was one of the men most admired by our Founding Fathers. Make sure to write down the commonplace book quotation and PLEASE make sure to comment and share and like and do all those other things. But most of all: PLEASE COMMENT! I want to get to know the people I'm talking to and the only way we can do that using this medium is if y'all comment on the videos. So, help an old man feel good and comment and then comment some more!

The use of a commonplace book is one of the key ingredients in the recipe for a more productive, persuasive, and prosperous life. I know it is hard to believe that something like a commonplace book ("It's just a notebook, Joey!") can truly transform so many areas of your life, but it can. It has changed my life and it changed the life of our Founding Fathers, and it changed the lives of so many of the great people in history. Keeping a commonplace book is a significant part of any true classical education. Classical education cannot genuinely be classified as classical if it doesn't require the keeping of a commonplace book. I know from my own experience of the impact on my ability to remember, my ability to speak persuasively, my ability to communicate more clearly and confidently, and my desire to fill my noggin with the very best writings of the very wisest people. Why unicorn tears? I have no idea. I don't know the chemical composition of unicorn tears that makes them better suited for making paper than say a Sasquatch. I don't know. Why that specific elevation? Again, I don't know. But I DON'T CARE! I just know it works, guys. Find your notebook. Find your pencil. Begin today the habit that will insensibly transform you into a person of influence. I don't mean, necessarily, global influence, but influence in your home, in your school, in your sphere. Don't forget to share your thoughts about today's commonplace book quotation by writing them as a comment to this video. I'll do the same with mine. Ponder it for a while. Run it 'round the old noodle. Then, please, please share your insights with me as a comment to this video. I guarantee you that if you begin this practice, it is a habit you will have for a lifetime because the benefits are so quickly seen. Besides, who doesn't want to write? It's so bizarre that we can make little scratches, little lines, and have them create thoughts inside someone else's mind! That's mind-blowing!

Is America a democracy? Is America a republic? Is America Atlantis? Is Atlantis underneath the pyramids? Of all the rights protected by the Constitution, there is only ONE THING that is guaranteed. People love saying "We're a republic" and "We're not a democracy, we're a republic." Both of those statements are WRONG! And that's not my opinion (my opinion doesn't matter), that's the plain text of the Constitution! Do y'all know how much freer we'd be if people actually READ the Constitution they claim to revere and actually READ the Federalist Papers they snatch quotations from? Imagine everybody knowing what the Constitution means by "a republican form of government." What is a republic? I lose MY MIND (I know, not a great loss) when people call the United States a "nation," too. That's another thing that we aren't. Nope. Not a nation. It's so easy to know these things if people knew what the word "Congress" means, if they read Federalist No. 39, 45, and 46. The problem, of course, is that from the time you are four or five years old, you're taught that the United States is "one nation" and the flag stands for "the republic." And guess what: NOT TRUE! And guess what else: I clear all of it up by drinking from the sources and leaving the mucky downstream water for other podcasts. If we knew the true intended constitutional relationship between the states and the federal government, we would be so much freer and so much more peaceful. But, maybe there are people that don't want us peaceful and free. Hmmmm. Join me as we explore the concept of a republican form of government guaranteed to each state and the crucial role the Federalist Papers played in defining the United States as a confederation of sovereign republics rather than a consolidated nation. As we journey through these sources, we'll uncover the vision of the Founding Fathers and the rationale behind ensuring the sovereignty of the states. We'll discuss how the Founders carefully crafted the Constitution, incorporating mechanisms to safeguard individual liberties and limit the power of the federal government. Central to this idea is the guarantee in Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution, which mandates that every state be provided a republican form of government. Drawing upon the wisdom of James Madison in the Federalist Papers, I'll explore their arguments against a consolidated national government. These influential essays were instrumental in shaping public opinion and securing the ratification of the Constitution. I'll highlight key Federalist Papers, such as numbers 10, and 39, that discuss the importance of maintaining a confederation of sovereign republics to prevent tyranny and protect the diverse interests of individual states. I'll address debates surrounding the balance of power between the states and the federal government and the ignorance about the power and purpose of the Tenth Amendment. And what about the GUARANTEE? Why is that guarantee not being enforced by the states? Probably because no one knows what it even means anymore because for the most part people don't get taught the truth about the Constitution and the history of the Founding of the United States. OOH! Which reminds me: "For" or "of." You should comment whether your pocket Constitution has "For" or "of" on the cover. And if you don't think "for" or "of" matters, let me ask you this: would you rather have a million dollars FOR you or a million dollars OF you? Think about it. It matters and it's just so infuriating because these publishers -- and the dadgum NATIONAL ARCHIVES could just look down to the last line of the Preamble and find the correct word! C'mon! And, I mean, do you know another podcast where James Madison shows up just to hang out and talk and just chill? No. You don't. I have him on exclusive contract. He gets a little annoyed that I touch his ponytail, but I mean, it's a dude with a ponytail. And he's 272 years old. You'd touch it, too! Like, share, and subscribe to my channel to stay informed and engage in stimulating discussions about the ideas that form the foundation of our country and Western civilization! Nobody has signed up for a rap battle. I don't know why people are so afraid of my freestyle skillz. Yeah, I spelled it with a z because that's how FRESH my freestyle rhymes are! I wonder if anybody would be interested in a little personal library? You see, if you get this far you'll know that whoever becomes the 1,000 subscriber will get a starter library of Founders Recipe books from me as a gift. The easy way to make sure it is you is to get everybody you know to subscribe and make sure it's someone YOU recommended becomes the 1,000th subscriber.

What makes me such an expert? I not only read all the books, I wrote some of them! I almost became a college dropout after ONE WEEK! Why the sweater vest? Education: What it is SUPPOSED to be. Education: What is IS. Lead out vs. Lead away Education vs. Seduction Latin roots What does "school" mean? Classical education Who runs school and why do they do it so poorly? School at the time of the Founding Fathers Founding Fathers education Have we been taught WHAT to think or HOW to think? What do we do about teachers who aren't good at it? Enlarged or cramped? Who's doing what to my mind? Homeschool history Were you taught how to spot a tyrant? Were you taught how to remove one? Where you taught why you should remove one? If not, you weren't educated, you were seduced. Climb the mountain Story Time with Uncle Joey Adam Smith Why is school just so terrible? Homework was once evidence of a terrible teacher Time to study, time to play Ah, etymology Etymology of school and education How old is Joey... really? The Federalist Papers The Founders Recipe Who is Steve and what is his last name? No, Steve, I didn't look at the assignment board! You will not believe how beautifully I sing You won't believe it, because it isn't true So, well done! I can juggle, though. Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? There's nothing about that in this video, I just really want to know. Richard Price has nothing to do with whales. Richard Price and education Education and school School was meant to be easy, leisurely, and restful... just like it is today! If you read that last sentence and agreed with it, you need to put down your device and go take a nap, you're delirious. Seriously. Call your doctor. What degree is madness? 98.7... yep, just a little feverish. Will the Real James Madison please stand up? Please stand up. Please stand up. Bet you didn't know I could freestyle? My first rap battle opponent: will it be YOU? No one has read this far. I'm just making myself laugh at this point.

Every one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence knew months before they met at the Second Continental Congress that just by showing up they were committing treason. They knew the brutal and inhumane punishment that was waiting for them if their effort to break away from Britain were to fail. But guess what: THEY DID NOT CARE! These weren't men who could be frightened by some feckless little "king" or his tyrannical proclamation. No. These were MEN, men who knew that every generation must pay the price of freedom and it was their turn. They did not hesitate to put their lives, their money, and their reputations on the altar of liberty. In this video I highlight the stories of a few of the men who suffered terrible consequences as a result of their fearless patriotism. There is no way to say enough or do enough to show our gratitude to these 56 men and to their families, some of whom endured unspeakable treatment at the hands of the British army. It's time that we start paying the cost of freedom. For generations, we have eaten the fruit of trees we didn't plant and have drunk water from wells we didn't dig. It's time to start planting and start digging. Do you know liberty enough, love liberty enough to risk your life, fortune, and sacred honor to restore it? Do you trust that Divine Providence will strengthen us and sustain us and support us in this endeavor? This July 4th, please take the time to read the Declaration of Independence with your families and give thanks for men who cared more for freedom than for wealth and comfort. "O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country love And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness, And every gain divine!"

Guess who's back... back again. Joey's back. Tell a friend! Tell all your friends! The Founding Fathers like you've never known them! What government did they INTEND to create and where did they get the idea? This ain't like the old podcast, guys. This is all new and, of course, ALL TRUE! Come be a part of the new generation of Sons of Liberty! This is where you'll find the truth behind not only WHAT is in the Constitution, but WHY those things are in there. You'll learn how our Founding Fathers became the great men they were. You'll learn the TRUE source of our rights. You'll learn why liberty is so valuable and how to protect it. You'll learn about the men whose writings influenced our Founding Fathers. You'll learn stories from history you've never heard before. You'll learn WHY you've never heard them before. You'll learn facts about American history that have been purposefully hidden from you. You'll laugh.. a lot… I hope with me and not at me, but we'll see! You'll learn about Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece and how much those societies influenced our Founding Fathers. You'll learn what education is SUPPOSED to be. You'll learn what SCHOOL is supposed to be and why you hate it, but should love it! You'll learn about the Federalist Papers and the Anti-federalist Papers and why their predictions are so accurate! You'll learn Latin and Greek roots that will make history come alive. History will come alive! For the first time, history WILL NOT BE BORING! You'll learn how to spot a tyrant a mile away and how to prevent them from taking power. You'll learn the sources behind the Declaration of Independence. You'll learn the sources behind the Constitution. You'll learn why those sources should matter to you. You'll learn philosophy in a way that will enlighten and encourage you. You'll see bobble heads talk to each other! Founding Father bobble heads will have arguments! You'll have beverages. Yep. Beverages. You'll learn what a commonplace book is and why you should keep one. You'll learn the names of people that were always quoted by our Founding Fathers, but are forgotten now: Livy, Polybius, Plutarch, Tacitus, Sidney, Trenchard and Gordon, Pufendorf, de Vattel, Beccaria, Harrington, etc. You'll learn what time of government the Constitution created and WHO created it! This is the first episode, but I'm going to continue making these until there is no longer a reason to teach about liberty, virtue, and how you can't have one without the other. Seriously, guys, this is an entirely new approach to my podcast. These episodes will be like being in my office and just hanging out together, talking about these timeless principles of liberty, rights, tyranny, virtue, and vigilance. Like and subscribe and tell everyone you know to do likewise. Let's see if we can't get the good stuff in this podcast shared and give ourselves a shot to restore our liberty before it's too late. Come with me. Let's light this candle! Like, subscribe, do all the things that will help the cause of liberty grow!

The word “pandemic” is a word with a meaning and knowing that meaning might help clear up some confusion about our current situation. The president was sworn in today. I'll examine the unusual atmosphere at that ceremony, as well as discuss details of the presidential oath of office.  

If you want a republic, you have to have reliable, trustworthy elections, otherwise, you have some other kind of government with people PRETENDING to live in a republic.   Which is it?

In this episode I examine the historical origin of the presidential oath of office and I explain why our Founding Fathers made sure that no president would have to swear an oath to God. Then, I go over the difference between "swear" and "affirm." Finally, why swearing is probably not a good idea for modern presidents.

Whether this is your first time voting or you voted for Nixon, this episode will help you view the upcoming elections in a brand new light: the light of history. Using the books that the Founding Fathers read, I reveal the standard they used for deciding who was worthy of their vote.

We aren't taught true history any more so most of us aren't aware that there have been pandemics throughout history and we can learn A LOT about what our government is doing and WHY by studying those past plagues and the government policies that followed them.

In light of Joe Biden's age and health, his vice-presidential pick, Kamala Harris, could assume the office of president. Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution requires the president be a natural born citizen of the United States. Everybody knows that, but it seems that nobody knows what that means. I explain it from a historical and constitutional perspective. SHOW NOTES: Emer de Vattel's Law of Nations: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/vattel-the-law-of-nations-lf-ed St. George Tucker's View of the Constitution of the United States: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/tucker-view-of-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-with-selected-writings U.S. Constitution: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleii  

Must we always obey the law or is there ever a time when we must resist it? Does every act of a legislator, governor, or president qualify as "the law?" If not, how can we know the difference? In this episode, I reveal the definition of "the law" and when we should obey and we must resist!

The Second Amendment was added to the Constitution so that the descendants of the Founding Fathers would never be able to be conquered by a tyrant.

I reveal the sources of the Founders' beliefs on when war and assassination was justified. It will surprise you.

In Federalist 46, James Madison identifies the weapons we need to challenge the federal tyrants and force the federal beast back inside its constitutional cage. In this episode I cover this critical information and I promote my new book on the subject: What Degree of Madness: Madison's Method to Make America STATES Again.