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The ideas of the American Revolution did not appear in the summer of 1776. They had been building in colonial hearts and minds for decades, and by the time the Declaration was signed, Americans had thought harder about liberty, consent, and the limits of power than any people before them. That is the argument historian and economist Larry Reed brings to his new book Born of Ideas: How Principles, Faith, and Courage Forged America, and to this conversation with Doug Stuart.Reed, President Emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education, treats the American founding as an intellectual and moral achievement rather than an accident of geography or grievance. He answers the fashionable claim that America was defined by an "original sin," and he does it not by ignoring the country's failures but by putting them in the context of the world as the founders actually inherited it. What follows is the case the episode makes.Chapters:0:22 Welcome & Guest Introduction1:02 A Book of Revolutionary Ideas2:47 Founders and Liberty6:01 America's Flawed Origins12:06 The Mayflower Compact15:07 Anne Hutchinson's Exile16:41 Native Nations and the Revolution20:31 Black Patriots and Poets22:42 Common Sense Ignites26:43 Hidden Economics of War30:03 Slavery and the Founding35:50 Reconstruction What-Ifs37:46 Republic, Not Democracy41:14 Heroes and Foreign AlliesAudio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Come meet fellow Christian libertarians, sharpen your thinking, and be part of a growing movement rooted in faith and freedom at the Christians for Liberty Conference.Lunch is included in the price of the ticket. We will send out a form ahead of the conference requesting dietary preferences and restrictions.Learn more here.Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs ★ Support this podcast ★

RESOURCES- Join my 3-Day Abundance Challenge and get step-by-step coaching to manifest financial, spiritual, and relational abundance. Sign up now at danetteabundance.comCONNECT WITH DANETTEInstagram: @thedanettemayFacebook: Danette MayTikTok: @thedanettemayNEW TV Show on Youtube: @TheDanetteMayListen to The Danette May ShowRead my book: danettemay.com/embraceabundancebookGet The Rise book: therisebook.comWork with Danette: danettemay.comIn this episode of The Danette May Show, I'm diving into the difference between wanting something and truly deciding that it is yours. We talk about manifestation, abundance, belief, prayer, and the power of conviction, plus why the stories you hold about money, success, relationships, health, and your dreams can either support your decision or quietly work against it. I also share the story of my daughter's transformation as a cross-country runner and how one clear decision completely changed what became possible for her.I also open up about dreams that took years to manifest, including Soul Writing Out Loud and our home in Costa Rica, and why the “in-between” season matters so much when you're waiting for your reality to catch up with your vision. If you've been wondering how to manifest your desires, strengthen your belief system, trust divine timing, and stop slipping back into doubt, this episode will help you shift from hoping into knowing and take the next step with greater certainty.IN THIS EPISODE:(0:00) Showing Up Unfiltered(0:47) Resetting After the Eclipse Portal(4:12) Why Wanting Keeps You Stuck(6:05) How Conviction Creates Results(7:07) The Decision That Changed My Daughter's Running(9:55) Why Some Dreams Take Time to Manifest(12:12) Rewrite the Stories Blocking Your Desire(14:19) Prayer, Faith and the Power of Declaration(16:27) What Happens in Your Brain When You Decide(19:52) How to Trust the In-Between(21:38) Guided Practice: Decide It Already Happened(23:37) Soul Writing Out Loud + Costa Rica Manifestation Stories(24:57) Final Thoughts + Subscribe

On Monday's Mark Levin Show, AI and data centers are the new boogeyman. And the ones complaining the loudest are so-called conservatives. According to a poll, 71% of Americans oppose data centers. But what is it they oppose? There's a lot of lies and misinformation floating around, like what happened during COVID. It's democracy vs. mobocracy, and people are throwing their principles to the wind. While West Virginia welcomes data centers, California wants to ban them. People who call themselves conservatives preach against socialism then demand government kill an entire industry? This is where the rubber hits the road: conservatives must either support what's right or join the mob. We're capitalists, this is who we are. America must support new technologies that will create new jobs and secure our future. Also, people are always distrustful of new things, but we can't be afraid to stand up to the mob. We say we're America First but oppose an industry that will keep America as the world's tech leader? We say we want to hire Americans over foreigners but try to ban a new industry that will create jobs? The hypocrisy is thick. Then, Abdul El-Sayed on MS NOW complains that Trump thinks he's less American. And why wouldn't he? El-Sayed says the election is about pocketbook issues like healthcare and affordability but with someone like El-Sayed, this election is about his ties to terror groups. It is about sharia law. It is about his father's ties. It is his association with Hasan Piker who thinks America deserved 9/11. Did El-Sayed's parents or grandparents fight for this country? Don't be fooled by Islamists who pretend to be someone they're not. Finally, JD Vance says we must be ruthless in our exercise of power. That's wrong. There is a difference between positive power and negative power. While negative power is the ruthless use of power, positive power is power exercised properly in line with the Constitution and the Declaration's emphasis on the individual. The Constitution spells out who gets what kind of power and how much, and the further away we get from the Constitution, the closer we come to authoritarianism and tyranny. The key point: power must be exercised legitimately. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week on the Midweek Takeaway, Phil Carroll and Kevin Hornsby are joined by Cathal Friel from European Green Transition to discuss the company's strong first-half performance and the rapid growth of its wind energy services business.The conversation covers EGT's expanding repowering order book, its target of £17–18 million in revenue this year, the longer-term ambition of reaching £50 million in group revenue, opportunities in grid infrastructure and data centres, and the growing potential of Anemos as a software and condition-monitoring business.Disclaimer & Declaration of InterestThis podcast may contain paid promotions, including but not limited to sponsorships, endorsements, or affiliate partnerships. The information, investment views, and recommendations provided are for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation to buy or sell any financial products related to the companies discussed. Any opinions or comments are made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the commentators; however, no responsibility is accepted for actions based on such opinions or comments. The commentators may or may not hold investments in the companies under discussion. Listeners are encouraged to perform their own research and consult with a licensed professional before making any financial decisions based on the content of this podcast. 

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James M. Scott, Part Two: The Potsdam Declaration offered Japan a choice between rebuilding or "utter destruction." President Harry Truman greenlit the atomic bomb on the back of a pink telegram sheet, leading to historic missions piloted by Paul Tibbets, who trained his crew using concrete-filled "pumpkin" bombs. Following the devastating atomic strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki—where little was initially understood about radiation's long-term effects—Japan's military leaders still resisted surrendering. Junior officers launched a failed palace coup to destroy Emperor Hirohito's recorded surrender broadcast, but the rapid succession of the two bombings ultimately proved that total annihilation was imminent. (3)

This week on the Midweek Takeaway, Kevin Hornsby is joined by Charlie Long from Critical Mineral Resources to discuss the latest progress at the company's copper project in Morocco.The conversation covers ongoing drilling, work towards a maiden JORC resource, plans for a detailed feasibility study, the potential for a shallow open-pit development, and the company's strategy to build a long-life copper operation with scalable production and strong cash flow potential.Disclaimer & Declaration of InterestThis podcast may contain paid promotions, including but not limited to sponsorships, endorsements, or affiliate partnerships. The information, investment views, and recommendations provided are for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation to buy or sell any financial products related to the companies discussed. Any opinions or comments are made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the commentators; however, no responsibility is accepted for actions based on such opinions or comments. The commentators may or may not hold investments in the companies under discussion. Listeners are encouraged to perform their own research and consult with a licensed professional before making any financial decisions based on the content of this podcast. 

More than half a million Indigenous people were enslaved within the present-day borders of the United States. Historian Linford Fisher spent fifteen years in archives across North America, the Caribbean, and Britain to investigate this forgotten history. What he found was not a second story running alongside African slavery. It was something different in kind. Europeans and early Americans enslaved people who lived on land they intended to possess. This practice made slavery a tool of dispossession.The American Revolution is where this process accelerated. Lin and Lorén Spears, a Narragansett tribal citizen and the executive director of the Tomaquag Museum, trace how the Revolution opened space for captive raiding on the western frontier, how Native nations weighed which side to take during the war, and how their Stolen Relations digital project is recovering the names of the Natives early Americans enslaved.Lin's Website | Book |Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/449 EPISODE OUTLINE00:00:00 Introduction00:01:23 The Declaration's Overlooked Grievance Against Indigenous People00:02:29 The Other Revolutionary War00:03:20 Investigating the Hidden History of Indigenous Enslavement00:07:07 Uncovering the Scale of Indigenous Enslavement00:13:43 Building Stolen Relations Through Archival and Tribal Collaboration00:20:51 Decolonizing Archival Records00:30:40 Connection Between Indigenous Enslavement & Land Dispossession00:33:53 How Native Nations Navigated the American Revolution00:37:16 From Colonial Experimentation to Revolutionary Expansion00:41:15 How the American Revolution Expanded Indigenous Slavery00:45:20 How Indigenous Nations Weighed Neutrality, Alliance, & Survival00:52:51 The Declaration of Independence's Impact on Indigenous Communities01:01:10 The Treaty of Paris, 1783 and the Continuation of Indigenous Dispossession01:03:51 The Uncertain End of Indigenous Enslavement01:11:59 Commemorating the American Revolution Through Indigenous History01:24:36 Revolution to Freedom Through Indigenous SovereigntyRECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES

In this episode, Timothy Sandefur joins to discuss his new book, Proclaiming Liberty: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the Declaration of Independence, a fast-paced intellectual history that traces how John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and their contemporaries transformed centuries of political thought into the revolutionary principles of the Declaration of Independence—and why those principles still matter today. Blending biography, political thought, and legal history, Proclaiming Liberty traces the Declaration's legacy through the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and the modern age, documenting how its principles have continued to challenge tyranny, refute relativism, and inspire movements for justice. Julie Silverbrook, the chief content and learning officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates.

This Day in Legal History: The Nineteenth Amendment Is RatifiedOn August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the thirty-sixth state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment—the final state needed to reach the three-quarters threshold—and with that vote, the constitutional guarantee that the right to vote could not be denied on account of sex became part of American law. It enfranchised, at a stroke, roughly half the adult population of the United States.The story of how it happened is almost unbelievably close. Tennessee's state senate had ratified comfortably, but the house was deadlocked, tied 48 to 48. The decisive vote belonged to a 24-year-old representative named Harry Burn, who had a red rose on his lapel signaling opposition to the amendment—and a letter in his pocket from his mother, Phoebe, urging him to “be a good boy” and vote for suffrage. He did. His single vote broke the tie, Tennessee ratified, and the amendment was certified into the Constitution days later. A generational struggle turned, in the end, on a young man listening to his mother.The significance of August 18, 1920 is best understood as the payoff to a story we told on this show back in July. When we covered the Seneca Falls Convention and its 1848 Declaration of Sentiments—the founding document of the American women's rights movement, which dared to demand the vote—I noted that it would take seventy-two years to win the ballot. This is that day. The distance from Seneca Falls to Nashville is the distance from a bold, ridiculed demand to a line in the Constitution. And like the Fifteenth Amendment before it, the Nineteenth didn't instantly deliver on its promise—many women of color, in particular, remained effectively disenfranchised for decades until the Voting Rights Act. But it permanently changed who “the people” are in a democracy. It's a reminder, on a day full of stories about the law's unfinished business, that some of the most fundamental rights we now take for granted were won slowly, against fierce resistance, and sometimes by a single vote.A landmark trial has begun in California federal court that could reshape the most popular apps on the planet: a bipartisan coalition of 29 states has put Meta on trial, alleging it deliberately designed Instagram and Facebook to addict and harm children. This is the big one we've been building toward all summer—the federal counterpart to the state cases in New Mexico and Tennessee. The states, led by Colorado, California, New Jersey, and Kentucky, told the court that Meta engineered features like infinite scrolling, notifications, “likes,” visual filters, and algorithmic recommendations to drive compulsive use, and misled the public about the platforms' safety for young people. Here's an important procedural wrinkle: while there's an eight-person jury in Oakland, it's serving only in an advisory capacity—the case will ultimately be decided by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. That's because this is largely an equitable case, and what the states are really after isn't just money but sweeping changes to how the platforms work: stronger age verification, restrictions on algorithms trained on children's data, limits on notifications, and the removal of features like infinite scroll. On damages, Meta itself has floated the staggering figure of $1.4 trillion as its potential exposure, though the states haven't named a number and legal experts consider an award anywhere near that scale unlikely. The significance is that this trial could force concrete, structural redesign of Instagram and Facebook for young users—not a settlement negotiated in private, but a judge's findings after a public trial. Everything we've tracked, from the multistate penalties to the New Mexico verdict to the Ninth Circuit clearing these suits, has been leading here. This is where the social-media reckoning gets its fullest public airing yet. Meta faces 29-state trial that could reshape Instagram and Facebook | ReutersYahoo Finance · anewsThe Justice Department has opened a civil-rights investigation into the College of William & Mary, alleging the Virginia public university runs scholarship and mentorship programs that unlawfully discriminate in favor of minority students. The Department's Civil Rights Division announced a “compliance review” under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act—which bars race discrimination by institutions that receive federal funding—targeting several specific programs: a fellowship in the education school that gives preference to Hispanic or Latina women with financial need, a doctoral mentorship program for “future education leaders of color,” and a law-school scholarship program. Here's the legal backdrop that makes this a national trend and not a one-off. After the Supreme Court's 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ended race-conscious admissions, the fight didn't end—it moved. The administration is now using Title VI to argue that race-conscious scholarships, fellowships, and pipeline programs are themselves a form of unlawful discrimination, framing programs designed to expand opportunity for underrepresented groups as illegal “discrimination in favor of minorities.” Supporters of these programs say they're lawful efforts to remedy historic exclusion and build diverse professions; critics say any use of race, even to help, runs afoul of the post-SFFA legal landscape. It's worth being precise: this is a compliance review, an investigation, not yet a lawsuit or a finding of wrongdoing. The significance is that this is part of a systematic campaign we've tracked against universities—from Harvard to Columbia—and it signals that the enforcement frontier after affirmative action has shifted from the admissions office to the financial-aid office. Every race-conscious scholarship in the country is now, potentially, a legal target. DOJ probes College of William & Mary alleging discrimination in favor of minorities | ReutersBloomberg · Fox NewsA federal judge has ordered the release of a woman charged with vandalizing the World War II Memorial in Washington—and the top federal prosecutor there, Jeanine Pirro, is not happy about it. The defendant, 41-year-old Melissa Farris of Kentucky, was arrested last week and charged with two felony counts after the memorial's fountain was filled with soap suds and the words “Clean hands Dirty $” were spray-painted across a surface in red and green. A judge ordered her released on conditions—surrendering her passport and not leaving the continental U.S. without approval—and Pirro publicly criticized that decision. Let's unpack the legal pieces, because there are two distinct ones. First, pretrial release: in the American system, the default is that a defendant awaiting trial should be released unless the government shows they're a flight risk or a danger, with conditions used to manage any risk. A judge ordering release with conditions is the system working as designed—the presumption of innocence is not an empty phrase—even when a prosecutor would prefer detention. Second, the underlying conduct: Farris reportedly said on social media that she acted to protest tax dollars not being spent on ordinary Americans and alleged corporate wrongdoing. But political motivation doesn't convert property destruction into protected speech—you can hold the message and still prosecute the spray paint. The significance ties into a thread we've followed: this is the same U.S. Attorney, Jeanine Pirro, at the center of the Reflecting Pool saga, again clashing over how a memorial-vandalism case should be handled—this time frustrated that a judge released a defendant rather than that a case was dropped. A preliminary hearing is set for September 3, and it's a reminder that the everyday machinery of bail and pretrial release keeps operating regardless of how politically charged the underlying act may be. US judge orders release of woman accused of vandalism at World War Two Memorial | ReutersWashington Post · CBS NewsAnd finally, in my column this week, I take on a well-intentioned proposal to tax artificial intelligence in order to help the workers it displaces—and argue that, while the instinct is right, the mechanism is wrong. The proposal in question is Representative Greg Casar's AI Tax and Work Protection Act. Its premise is sound: if firms are capturing the gains from replacing human workers with AI while pushing the costs—unemployment, lost tax revenue—onto workers and society, those costs look like an externality, the same way pollution does. And we tax externalities all the time: cigarettes, gasoline, carbon. So taxing AI to fund worker protections is a reasonable idea in principle.My problem is with the particulars. Casar's bill doesn't actually tax worker displacement—it taxes AI “tokens,” the technical units of AI computation, with the rate keyed to the unemployment rate. That creates an appealing feedback loop on paper: as AI drives up unemployment, the tax rises and generates more money to put people back to work. But it asks the Treasury to do two things it's genuinely bad at. First, it has to figure out, in real time and on a political calendar, how much of any given rise in unemployment is actually caused by AI, as opposed to a recession, a pandemic, or a war. That's a causal judgment the tax code has no machinery for. Second, and worse, it has to put a stable dollar value on a “token”—an unstable, non-standardized unit that spans text, code, images, audio, and video, and isn't sold in any clean arm's-length market. You're trying to tax the meter, and the meter doesn't have a reliable price.So here's the alternative I argue for: instead of taxing AI use, give the public an equity stake in the companies that capture AI's gains—let the government own a piece of the franchise rather than tax the meter. This isn't as exotic as it sounds; scholars like Jeremy Bearer-Friend and Sarah Polcz have proposed having AI firms pay tax in kind, transferring equity rather than cash, and Senator Sanders has floated a far more aggressive version—a 50% stake funding a sovereign wealth fund. My point is that you don't have to go to 50% to adopt the underlying architecture. Equity is a better proxy than token usage: it scales with the actual size of the economic reallocation AI produces, and it only asks the government to value a company once, rather than to price billions of individual computations or adjudicate whether a particular prompt cost a particular job. If AI merely augments workers and produces modest gains, the public's share stays modest; if it produces extraordinary gains, the public shares in the upside. A smaller equity assessment on the largest firms, held through an independently managed vehicle, would let the public participate in AI's wealth without handing a shrunken Treasury an impossible measurement problem. The instinct to make sure the public benefits from AI is exactly right—we should just own a piece of the thing, not tax the ticker. Taxing AI to Help Workers Sounds Good, But Public Deserves More | Bloomberg Tax This is a public episode. 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This week on the Midweek Takeaway, Kevin Hornsby is joined by Ippolito Cattaneo, CEO of Ajax Resources plc to discuss the company's latest acquisition in Chile and the expansion of its South American portfolio.The conversation covers the newly acquired polymetallic project, its silver, lead, zinc and copper potential, upcoming drilling across Argentina and Brazil, plans to advance projects towards production, and the catalysts management believes could drive significant value over the coming months.Disclaimer & Declaration of InterestThis podcast may contain paid promotions, including but not limited to sponsorships, endorsements, or affiliate partnerships. The information, investment views, and recommendations provided are for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation to buy or sell any financial products related to the companies discussed. Any opinions or comments are made to the best of the knowledge and belief of the commentators; however, no responsibility is accepted for actions based on such opinions or comments. The commentators may or may not hold investments in the companies under discussion. Listeners are encouraged to perform their own research and consult with a licensed professional before making any financial decisions based on the content of this podcast. 

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"At this very time, they are permitting their chief magistrate to send over not only soldiers of our common blood, but SCOTCH and foreign Mercenaries to invade and deluge us in blood." -From Jefferson's first draft of the Declaration of Independence In this episode, we survey the history and importance of Scotland and Scottish people in Revolutionary America. Topics include: -anti-Scottish sentiment in the Colonies, particularly among Southern planters, like Jefferson, who were indebted to Scottish tobacco traders -the origins of the "Pursuit of Happiness" in the Scottish Enlightenment -explanations of Scots and the Scotch-Irish -push and pull factors driving Scots and the Scotch-Irish to the Colonies -the Jacobite Uprising in 1745 in Scotland and its consequences for Scotland and the 13 Colonies -the revolutionary continuity among the various British upheavals of the 1600s and 1700s along with the American Revolution -the Scottish tobacco trade -the reception of the Declaration in Scotland -wider implications of the Declaration on Scottish politics -The connection or lack of connection between the Scottish Declaration of Arbroath in 1320 and the US Declaration Prof. Francis Cogliano's books can be found here: [Revolutionary America, 1763.1815: A Political History](https://www.routledge.com/Revolutionary-America-1763-1815-A-Political-History/Cogliano/p/book/9781032150321) [The American Revolution at 250](https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10183/) The cover image features one of the Scottish Founders, John Witherspoon. Witherspoon was born in East Lothian, Scotland, in 1723. In 1768, he emigrated to New Jersey to become the President of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). A staunch republican and Presbyterian, he believed that resisting tyranny was the duty of Christians. He signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of the citizens of New Jersey in 1776.

In this episode of American Potential, special guest host Heather Andrews sits down with Ana Benson to share her journey from Peru to becoming an American citizen and helping others understand the freedoms and principles that define the United States. Ana came to America in 1987 during a difficult moment in her life, never imagining that the country would eventually become her home. She recalls becoming a U.S. citizen shortly after the September 11 attacks and how that experience deepened her gratitude for America and the freedoms she had found here. After getting involved in grassroots politics, Ana discovered another calling: helping members of Utah's Hispanic community learn about the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and American history. Today, she works to bring people from different Latin American backgrounds together, teaches citizenship classes, and encourages others to become engaged in their communities. Ana also shares why the Declaration's promise of the “pursuit of happiness” means so much to her and offers a simple challenge for anyone who wants to make a difference: start with just 10 minutes a day to learn more about the country, its history, and the freedoms worth protecting.

When Americans think about the Declaration of Independence, we tend to remember its most famous words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” and its promise of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” But to fully understand the Declaration we also need to read the section most Americans skip: its 27 grievances against King George III. For the founding generation, these grievances were not simply a list of complaints. They were central to the Declaration's argument, laying out the case for how the King and Parliament had violated their rights and why independence had become necessary. Historian Rosemarie Zagarri explores what the grievances meant in 1776, what they reveal about the colonists' understanding of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and how reading them more closely can deepen our understanding of the Declaration as a constitutional argument and a justification for revolution. Julie Silverbrook, chief content and learning officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates.    Resources  The Declaration of Independence, National Constitution Center “The Declaration's Grievances Against the King,” by Rosemarie Zagarri for the National Constitution Center Primary Source: Declaration of Independence (Short list of grievances), National Constitution Center The Promise of America: Reflections on, Our Enduring Ideals  Stay Connected and Learn More  Stay connected with We the People—follow, rate, and review the show wherever you listen.  Questions or comments? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@constitutioncenter.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow @ConstitutionCtr on social media and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate.  Support our important work by making a donation today.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate

The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that all men are endowed with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.But what did liberty and equality mean for the peoples the Declaration never named—the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi nations who had governed the vast Great Lakes homeland they called Anishinaabewake for generations before a single European sailed its waters?In this revisited conversation, historian Michael Witgen, Professor of History at Columbia University and a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, takes us inside the Anishinaabe world and reveals how the new United States set about transforming it.The answer, Witgen shows us, wasn't simple conquest. It was something more elaborate, more profitable, and in some ways more insidious: what he calls the political economy of plunder—a system engineered to strip Indigenous peoples of their homelands while funneling the wealth of that dispossession directly into the settler colonial economy.Michael's Website | Book Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/323 RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES

The Declaration as a “promissory note”—and what it demands now In the final discussion of The Declaration at 250 series, Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, argues that the Declaration of Independence should be read in the Lincoln–King tradition: not as proof that the American project was completed in 1776, but as a promissory note that sets enduring standards for justice. He confronts the central tension head-on—slavery alongside the Declaration's equality claims—contending that the nation's gravest wrongs were never the result of too much devotion to the Declaration's ideals, but rather repeated failures to honor them. For George, the Declaration's moral architecture depends on natural law and natural rights: rights are not gifts from the state, courts, or political majorities, but are grounded in a “more-than-merely human” authority and therefore cannot be legitimately revoked by human power. He then reframes the most familiar triad—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—arguing that “liberty” is freedom for worthy ends (not license) and “happiness” is flourishing and character (not mere pleasure or desire satisfaction), which means the founding principles carry substantive moral content rather than a thin, value-neutral individualism. Jonathan Gienapp, Professor of History at Stanford University, broadens and complicates this account by bringing the Declaration's historical context into sharper focus. He emphasizes that the document's immediate purpose was political: to justify revolution and to define legitimate liberty as non-domination—being governed by laws made with genuine representation and consent rather than by an alien will. Gienapp presses George to connect moral freedom-for-flourishing to political freedom-as-self-government: what changes if we place republicanism and democracy at the center of the Declaration's promise, alongside natural rights? He also signals that the Declaration did not simply announce shared principles; it generated intense argument almost immediately over what “liberty” and “licentiousness” meant in practice, setting up a long-running contest over whose interpretation truly carried forward the Revolution's aims. Connect: Episode Transcripts >>> Stanford Legal Podcast Website Stanford Legal Podcast >>> LinkedIn Page Stanford Constitutional Law Center >> Website Stanford Law School >>> Twitter/X Stanford Lawyer Magazine >>> Twitter/X Chapters: [00:00:26 – 00:04:40] Chapter 1 — Series finale setup + introducing the speakers Host Michael McConnell closes out The Declaration at 250 and tees up the theme: the Declaration as a “promissory note,” then introduces Robert P. George and Jonathan Gienapp and frames the conversation as a capstone debate.[00:04:40 – 00:42:48] Chapter 2 — Robert P. George's case: natural rights, civic virtue, and “freedom for” flourishing George argues America's failures come from infidelity to the Declaration, not devotion to it, and grounds rights in a Creator and natural law. He reframes life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as moral claims aimed at virtue, ordered liberty, and human flourishing—not license or pleasure.[00:43:00 – 00:47:45] Chapter 3 — Jonathan Gienapp's first question: liberty as non-domination and self-government Gienapp presses the political meaning of liberty at the founding—freedom as non-domination under representative institutions and consent. He asks how George's moral account of liberty connects to republican self-rule and the Declaration's grievance-driven justification for revolution.[00:47:45 – 01:00:19] Chapter 4 — Jonathan Gienapp's second and third questions: wealth inequality + early fights over “liberty vs. licentiousness” Gienapp adds the material foundations of republicanism—property distribution, anti-aristocracy reforms like abolishing primogeniture/entail—and asks how inequality threatens civic virtue and ordered liberty. He then argues the Declaration sparked immediate, bitter disputes (Federalists vs. Jeffersonians/Jacksonians) over what counted as true liberty and who “captured the soul” of American democracy.[01:00:27 – 01:09:09] Chapter 5 — George's replies: non-domination affirmed, inequality debated, polarization then vs. now George embraces the non-domination point and explains how founders linked freedom and republican self-government, while suggesting leading founders worried more about forced leveling than wealth gaps. He reflects on early partisan conflict but argues today's divide is deeper because Americans no longer share a common moral vocabulary or civic framework. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The pivotal discourse of this podcast episode centers around the moral justification of wealth, particularly in the context of Elon Musk's substantial net worth. We engage in a profound exploration of the notion that productive individuals, such as Musk, who contribute to societal advancement through innovation and economic growth, possess an inherent right to the riches they accrue. Our guest, Brian Simpson, an esteemed economics professor, articulates the necessity to defend the rights of such affluent figures against incessant political and social attacks that seek to undermine their achievements. The conversation further delves into the implications of wealth on societal standards of living, asserting that the prosperity generated by wealthy entrepreneurs ultimately benefits the broader populace. In conclusion, we contemplate the moral implications of wealth creation and the societal attitudes that shape our perceptions of affluence, emphasizing the critical need for a rational discourse on this contentious issue.Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:A Declaration and Constitution for a Free Society - episode 51, The Secular FoxholeA Conversation with Brian P. Simpson on Why Markets Don't Fail - episode 84, The Secular FoxholeDr. Brian Simpson - National UniversityElon Musk has a moral right to his trillion-dollar net worth - The Orange County RegisterElon Musk finally launches X Money. What could possibly go wrong? - Ars TechnicaBrian Simpson on TrueFans.FMEpisode 113 (47 minutes) was recorded at 2200 Central European Time, on August 2, 2026, with Alitu's recording feature. Martin did the editing and post-production with the podcast maker, Alitu. The transcript is generated by Captivate Assistant.Easy listen to The Secular Foxhole podcast in your podcast (podcatcher) app of choice, e.g., Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Listen Notes.Even better is to use one of the new podcast apps, on Podcast Index, supporting the Podcasting 2.0 initiative, and Value for Value model, by streaming Satoshis (bits of Bitcoin), and sending a Boostagram (digital telegram with a donation of sats).Check out the Sam Sethi's new service called, TrueFans. Become a fan of our podcast there. Listen to The Secular Foxhole podcast, "and pay the price you want for the value you hear."This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Gene discusses the ongoing internet saga surrounding Highmark Stadium. Plus, Bills defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard addressed last year's tackling issues and NFL Network's Michael F. Florio joined the show to talk Bills and fantasy football.

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Sheila Jeffreys - UK/Australia - How Feminists can Oppose Harmful Cultural Practices without being RacistJo Brew & Lierre Keith WDI and WoLF - The Climate Crisis and Transgenderism: Two symptoms, one causeLorraine Nowlin (online) - WDI USA - Women's Liberation Starts Here!♀♀♀♀♀♀♀♀♀Enjoying our webinars? If you are a position to make a one-off or recurring donation to support our work, please donate here: https://donorbox.org/defend-women-s-sex-based-rights-with-wdi♀♀♀♀♀♀♀♀♀Women's Declaration International (#WDI) Feminist Question Time is a weekly online webinar (Saturdays 3-4.30pm UK time). It is attended by a global feminist and activist audience of between 200-300. The main focus is how gender ideology is harming the rights of women and girls. See upcoming speakers and register to attend at https://bit.ly/registerFQT. There is also a monthly AUS/NZ FQT, on the last Saturday of the month at 7pm (Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney)/9pm (NZ). Register to attend at https://bit.ly/registerFQTAUSNZ.On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series, Radical Feminist Perspectives, offers a chance to hear leading feminists discuss radical feminist theory and politics. Register at https://bit.ly/registerRFP.Attendance of our live webinars is women-only; men are welcome to watch/share recordings here on YouTube. WDI is the leading global organisation defending women's sex-based rights against the threats posed by gender identity ideology. Find out more at https://womensdeclaration.com, where you can join more than 30,000 people and 418 organisations from 157 countries in signing our Declaration on Women's Sex-based Rights. The Declaration reaffirms the sex-based rights of women which are set out in the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 1979 (#CEDAW).Disclaimer: Women's Declaration International hosts a range of women from all over the world on Feminist Question Time (FQT), on Radical Feminist Perspectives (RFP) and on webinars hosted by country chapters – all have signed our Declaration or have known histories of feminist activism - but beyond that, we do not know their exact views or activism. WDI does not know in detail what they will say on webinars. The views expressed by speakers in these videos are not necessarily those of WDI and we do not necessarily support views or actions that speakers have expressed or engaged in at other times. As well as the position stated in our Declaration on Women's Sex-based Rights, WDI opposes sexism, racism and anti-semitism. For more information, see our Frequently Asked Questions (https://womensdeclaration.com/en/about/faqs/) or email info@womensdeclaration.com.#feminism #radicalfeminism #womensrights

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On this episode of Fox Sports Sunday with Andy Furman & Bucky Brooks discuss Aaron Rodgers' appearance on Pat McAfee where he came at Anthony Fauci and ESPN’s coverage of Dianna Russini. The guys then talk about the recent big money extensions for running backs Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, and Jonathan Taylor. They then review CBS’ top 10 running back duos in the NFL, and Bucky’s recent article choosing his best running back in the NFL. They wrap up with a discussion of the WNBA’s drama. Plus, another edition of the Blame Game & much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendy Olson's declaration, filed on behalf of the Associated Press and the other media organizations challenging the nondissemination order in the Bryan Kohberger case, was designed to show that the restrictions were having real consequences far beyond simply preventing attorneys from talking about the evidence. Olson documented numerous instances in which journalists had been unable to obtain information because government officials, law-enforcement agencies and others believed the gag order prevented them from speaking or releasing records. A victim's family had indicated that it wanted to speak publicly about Kohberger's prosecution but believed it was restricted by the order, while a Washington agency sought judicial guidance over whether it could even release 911 recordings in response to public-records requests. Pennsylvania State Police officials declined to discuss whether investigators were reviewing unsolved cases for possible connections to Kohberger, citing the nondissemination order, and Moscow Mayor Art Bettge said he had been advised that he could not answer questions about how the community was recovering after the murders. Reporters also described public-records requests being denied by the Latah County Sheriff's Office, Moscow Police Department, Pullman Police Department and Washington State Patrol because of the restrictions. Olson's declaration therefore attempted to demonstrate that the order was not merely controlling courtroom participants, but was effectively choking off legitimate avenues of newsgathering surrounding one of the most important criminal cases in Idaho.Olson argued that those examples demonstrated why the media coalition believed the order was excessively broad and constitutionally problematic. Journalists said they were prevented from obtaining even relatively routine information, including details surrounding Kohberger's incarceration and booking, with Law&Crime reporter Angenette Levy reporting that the Latah County Sheriff's Office refused to provide Kohberger's booking video because of the court's order. The declaration supported the coalition's larger argument that the court had imposed and later expanded the restrictions without first taking evidence or making specific factual findings demonstrating that such sweeping limitations were necessary to protect Kohberger's right to a fair trial. Olson and the media organizations maintained that there were less restrictive ways to address concerns about prejudicial publicity without cutting reporters off from sources and public records. Their position was not that Kohberger's fair-trial rights should be ignored, but that those rights could not automatically override the First Amendment rights of the press and public without evidence showing that the restrictions were actually necessary. Olson's declaration was therefore important because it put concrete examples behind what otherwise could have been an abstract constitutional argument: according to the media coalition, the gag order was already preventing journalists from gathering basic information, discouraging people from speaking publicly and creating uncertainty among government agencies about what information they were legally permitted to release.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Year(s) Discussed: 1776-2026 In this episode, we explore how the US Declaration of Independence has been interpreted and reinterpreted by presidents, reformers, and political movements over time. My conversation with author Tony Williams traces how leadership shapes the meaning of founding principles, especially in debates over equality, justice, and America's role in the world. It's a compelling look at how political history continues to influence the way we understand national identity today and the role the Declaration of Independence can play in the future of the United States. More information can be found at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gospel People | Week 2 | Faith in What? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Faith is TRUST... and trust is only ever as good as its OBJECT. Biblical faith is defined by WHAT IT TRUSTS, not by HOW HARD IT BELIEVES. Genesis 15:1-6 (CSB) It's not the strength of your FAITH - it's the strength of your GOD. Biblical faith doesn't DENY REALITY; it trusts a GREATER REALITY. RIGHTEOUSNESS is a DECLARATION, not an ACHIEVEMENT. Romans 4:2-5 (CSB) The RIGHTEOUSNESS God REQUIRES from us is the RIGHTEOUSNESS God has PROVIDED for us in Jesus. Romans 4:16-25 (CSB) Romans 1:16-17 (CSB)

Episode 4199 │ August 7, 2026 7,053 service members died in the War on Terror. Counting veteran suicides, the real number is over 30,000. That's the gap between noise and signal. WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS  Scott Kesterson closes the week by separating what he calls the signal from the noise — confirming from military procurement sources that US missile interceptor stocks are genuinely critical, tracing leaked Pentagon reports on Trump's growing isolation and the increasingly bombastic, deal-making posture that led to a predictable, telegraphed strike on Iran built on a catastrophic intelligence failure about Shia martyrdom theology, and naming the deeper cost the official casualty count obscures: 7,053 confirmed War on Terror deaths against a Brown University study putting the real total near 30,000 once post-9/11 veteran suicides are counted, a population equivalent to erasing two Douglas County towns off the map. Scott then dismantles the third-party rumor mill circling Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Thomas Massie, arguing that no party, no candidate, and no political realignment fixes a nation whose people have stopped listening to the one signal that matters — the Declaration of Independence's claim that rights come from God, not government — while every competing narrative, pro-Trump or anti-Trump, pro-Israel or pro-Ukraine, is simply noise engineered to keep people reacting to manufactured wants instead of returning to that root. The episode closes with a practical charge: give someone a printed Declaration and a pocket reader instead of another gift, and rebuild the nation's operating system one gospel, one document, one conversation at a time. KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED  What is the real death toll from the War on Terror once post-9/11 veteran suicides are included — and why does the gap between the official 7,053 figure and the Brown University estimate of nearly 30,000 reveal something the government has a direct interest in keeping obscured? Why did the Iran decapitation strike represent, in Scott's assessment, a catastrophic intelligence failure — and what does the Ayatollah's advance preparation for martyrdom under Shia Islamic theology reveal about how predictable and preventable the outcome actually was? Why does Scott argue that a Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Thomas Massie third party would not fix anything — and what is the single signal, rooted in the Declaration of Independence's claim that rights come from God rather than government, that he says must be restored before any political solution can matter? ABOUT BARDSFM BardsFM is a daily independent podcast covering faith, liberty, history, and information warfare. Hosted by Scott Kesterson — combat veteran, documentary filmmaker, and rancher. Over 4,100 episodes and 50 million lifetime downloads. New episodes every weekday. bards.fm This episode was researched and produced under the Spatial Terra Intelligence Methodology (STIM v5) — the analytical framework built by Scott Kesterson — with AI-assisted research synthesis at a 70/30 human/AI authorship ratio, fully disclosed. All analysis, conclusions, and editorial judgments are those of Scott Kesterson. BardsFM's archive includes hundreds of episodes on prayer, scripture, and walking the Way of Christ — available free in the full episode catalog. DOWNLOADS Community Sovereignty Framework: click here AFFILIATE LINKS Bards Nation Health Store: www.bardsnationhealth.com MYPillow promo code: BARDS >> Go to https://www.mypillow.com/bards and use the promo code BARDS or... Call 1-800-975-2939.  EMPShield protect your vehicles and home. Promo code BARDS: Click here Treadlite Broadforks...best garden tool EVER. Promo code BARDS26: TreadliteBroadforks.com EnviroKlenz Air Purification, promo code BARDS to save 10%: www.enviroklenz.com Morning Intro Music Provided by Brian Kahanek: www.briankahanek.com Founders Bible 20% discount code: BARDS >>> TheFoundersBible.com Windblown Media 20% Discount with promo code BARDS: windblownmedia.com White Oak Pastures Grassfed Meats, Get $20 off any order $150 or more. Promo Code BARDS: www.whiteoakpastures.com/BARDS Mission Darkness Faraday Bags and RF Shielding. Promo code BARDS: Click here DONATIONS: If you wish to support this podcast directly you can donate here... DONATE: Click here MAILING ADDRESS: Xpedition Cafe, LLC Attn. Scott Kesterson 591 E Central Ave, #740 Sutherlin, OR  97479

In this major new episode, I do a deep dive into the historical evidence for when the Declaration of Independence was finalized on July 4, 1776. There has been a mystery surrounding the birth chart of the United States for more than two centuries, but I recently discovered some new evidence that allows us to triangulate the approximate birth time much more closely than I previously thought possible. This was a massive research project that I suddenly stumbled into last month shortly after the Mars-Uranus conjunction went exact on July 4. I found new historical evidence showing that Thomas Jefferson regularly recorded the times he took temperature readings outside. This detail led me to re-examine all of the surviving primary sources, including the Journals of the Continental Congress and letters from John Adams. Through this, I conclude that it is possible to achieve much greater certainty about the probable time for the Declaration. In this four-hour video essay, I present a series of compelling arguments that the birth chart for the US should be set for the late morning of July 4, 1776, giving the country a Libra Ascendant. Key topics I covered in this episode: The Astrological Signatures of 1776: A look at how the Mars-Uranus conjunction in Gemini represented the severance and armed rebellion against Great Britain, while the highly auspicious Venus-Jupiter conjunction in Cancer symbolized the union of the thirteen colonies. Jefferson's Weather Log: How Thomas Jefferson's daily temperature readings help establish a clear timeline of when Congress was in session and taking breaks. Debunking the Sibley Chart: An explanation of the critical misunderstanding behind the popular Sagittarius rising chart. I show how Ebenezer Sibley actually cast a mundane ingress chart for London rather than a timed natal chart for Philadelphia. The Gemini Rising Myth: Why a 2:00 AM or 3:00 AM chart is historically implausible and makes for a poor electional chart. Historical Transits: A preliminary look at how major events in US history, such as the Civil War, the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the stock market crash of 1929, and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech align remarkably well with a Libra rising chart. This episode outlines all of my research findings in one place to help advance the long-standing debate over the true astrological chart of the United States. This is episode 543 of The Astrology Podcast. Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction00:05:53 Why July 4, 1776?00:49:31 Historical Evidence for the Time on July 2 & 4, 177601:10:18 The Vote for Independence on July 2, 177601:28:10 Finalizing the Declaration of Independence on July 401:57:05 The Proclamation on July 8 as Supporting Evidence02:03:34 Analyzing the Libra Rising Chart as an Inception Chart02:22:54 Preliminary Analysis of Some Major Events in US History02:50:23 What About the Gemini and Sagittarius Rising Charts?03:26:46 The Timeline and Transits of 177603:57:08 Concluding Remarks04:12:48 Credits Watch the Video Version of the Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP1yoSz32Ck - Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3:

Dinesh D'Souza—a self-proclaimed opponent of “revisionist history”—reinterprets the Declaration of Independence through anachronism and equivocation, reading modern concepts of nationhood and equality back into 1776.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/declaration-and-dinesh-dsouzas-revisionist-history

In this inspiring episode of Reading With Your Kids, Jed welcomes Janie Nitze, co-author of the picture book Heroes of 1776, to shine a light on the real human courage behind the Declaration of Independence. Speaking from historic Concord, Massachusetts, Janie shares how her background clerking for Justice Neil Gorsuch and their shared concern about the decline in civic education led them to create a children's book that doesn't just march through events, but highlights the sacrifices of men, women, and even children of the Revolutionary era. Janie explains that many of the Declaration's 56 signers paid a steep price—homes destroyed, family members lost, fortunes diminished—and most expected to be hanged for treason when they signed. She wants kids to see that they acted not for their own comfort, but for future generations, passing a torch of liberty that now rests in young readers' hands. Janie and Jed talk about the troubling statistics on civic knowledge and her hope that families will read rich, substantive books together, join debate clubs, and encourage kids to serve their communities and learn to "disagree while being agreeable." Janie also celebrates illustrator Chris Ellison, describing how his art brings to life powerful stories like teenage messenger Emily Geiger and 10-year-old soldier Richard Lord Jones. In the final segment, Jed talks with Cheryl Hellner, author of Sing Up the Earth, a layered picture book about art, nature, loss, and renewal. Cheryl describes how children connect with different threads—animals, grief, hope, or creativity—and how picture books can nourish both kids and adults at many stages of life.

Dinesh D'Souza—a self-proclaimed opponent of “revisionist history”—reinterprets the Declaration of Independence through anachronism and equivocation, reading modern concepts of nationhood and equality back into 1776.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/declaration-and-dinesh-dsouzas-revisionist-history

“Democracy didn't fall out of the sky. It was earned. It was created, and it was made manifest through protest.” — Gloria Browne-Marshall Yesterday, Casey Michel described a United States of Oligarchy where the wealthy cosy up to dictators and destroy democracy. Today, Gloria Browne-Marshall describes a parallel America. In A Protest History of the United States, she explores 500 years of profound protest to what Michel coins the banality of the deal. If Casey Michel described the few who own the country, then Gloria Browne-Marshall chronicles the many who made it. Her thesis is that a nation born of protest has been protesting with itself ever since. So Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence while owning the teenaged Sally Hemings. Democracy is protest's child, not its parent. Rather than just falling out of the sky, she argues, American democracy was earned by protesters like her great hero, Daisy Bates, the Little Rock organizer whose mother was murdered by a white mob. So where's the protest now? “Too many people have outsourced their sense of outrage,” Gloria Browne-Marshall argues. Thus our Covid silos and the capitulating law firms. Her prescription for this malaise is, of course, to get out on the streets. She reminds us that the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, with its quarter of a million protesters, is coming up at the end of the month. So it's been done before. And will be done again. The United States of protest rather than of oligarchy. That's who we are. Sometimes, at least. Five Takeaways •       A Nation in Protest with Itself. America was born of protest — the Declaration itself was a protest document — and has argued with itself ever since: the empire builder rolling over the rights of others on one side, liberty-and-justice-for-all on the other. Jefferson embodies the conflict: theorist of protest, author of the Declaration, slaveholder at Monticello with the teenaged Sally Hemings. And the artists matter as much as the marchers, Browne-Marshall argues, in a hand-off from Monday's Curtis White conversation: the Depression photographs that moved a government, The Grapes of Wrath doing what no pamphlet could — art brings the humanity of the issue to the fore.•       Democracy Didn't Fall Out of the Sky. Asked about the d-word, Browne-Marshall answers that she expected it to be dissent. Democracy came by way of protest: the workers, the women, the marginalized earned rights nobody was volunteering to hand over. Vernon Dahmer was burned alive in his Mississippi home in 1966 — in a democracy — for trying to vote; Seneca Falls in 1848 became the Nineteenth Amendment only in 1920. The Voting Rights Act gave nobody the vote; it protected a right people were dying to use. And protest's victories hide in plain sight: the end of mandatory retirement at 65, disabled children in mainstream classrooms — all of it protested into existence.•       January 6 and the Meaning of Nonviolence. Is January 6 a protest? Yes, she allows — a protest with criminal consequences, like any protest that turns violent; rob a bank and call it a protest against poverty and the consequences still arrive. Nonviolence, meanwhile, is the most misunderstood word in the American vocabulary: a philosophy — Gandhi to Bayard Rustin to King — in which protesters will not strike back even when attacked. It is not a standard that applies only to Black protesters while the actual violence, historically, comes from those attacking them. January 6, with its gallows, its ransacked offices, and its hunted officials, was many things; nonviolent protest it was not.•       No Pension Fund: Daisy Bates. Browne-Marshall's favorite figure in the book: the Little Rock organizer who learned at nine that the woman raising her was not her mother — her mother had been murdered by a white mob and thrown in the pond where Daisy swam as a child. She guided the Little Rock Nine into Central High under armed National Guard escort amid daily death threats; as NAACP secretary she chose jail over surrendering the membership list, a refusal that went to the Supreme Court; she faced sexism inside the movement itself, spoke before the United Nations — and died nearly penniless, fed by neighbors. Protest has no vacation plan and no pension fund. (Mother Jones was smuggled into the same answer. “You're cheating.” “I know. I am.”)•       Outsourced Outrage. Why the relative quiet now? COVID scattered Americans into silos; the administration's shock-and-awe blitz kept them off balance; masked, nameless ICE agents and capitulating law firms (Paul Weiss, by name) spread fear; and — echoing Claire Stapleton's moral-compass warning from earlier this week — “too many people have outsourced their sense of outrage,” mistaking an email or an Instagram post for action. What's needed: leaders willing to fight, strategy and alliances, visible plans, and a protest that is for something — democracy, diversity, health, literacy. The model remains the March on Washington, whose anniversary falls August 28: one hundred organizers, a quarter-million regular people, and a government reminded of its own Constitution. About the Guest Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a civil rights attorney, and an award-winning playwright whose work has been staged and televised. Her books include She Took Justice, The Voting Rights War, and Race, Law, and American Society. She is the founder of Martyrs Day, observed July 5 in honor of slain protesters, and host of the forthcoming She Took Justice podcast. A Protest History of the United States (Beacon Press, ReVisioning History series), winner of the 2026 Independent Publisher Book Awards gold medal for history, is now out in paperback. She lives in New York City. References: •       A Protest History of the United States by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall (Beacon Press) — 500 years of resistance, from Powhatan's stand against the English in 1607 to the climate protests of today.•       Curtis White's On Resistance — Monday's Keen On conversation on cultural resistance, to which this episode is the historian's reply.•       Claire Stapleton's Don't Be Evil — whose warning against outsourcing your moral compass finds its twin in Browne-Marshall's “outsourced outrage.”•       The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck — her example of art doing what no pamphlet can: bringing the humanity of an issue to the fore.•       Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine — Central High School in Little Rock still stands as what Browne-Marshall calls a living monument to protest.•      &nbs...

(Galatians 1:1-5) - Paul began his letter by foreshadowing the two major issues that he would address: his legitimate apostolic authority the meaning of the true gospel message - [33 minutes]

It is by far the most debated and contentious episode in the canon of Exorcist Files episodes. And for good reason. For many Yoga is a lifestyle and exorcise that confers real health benefits. For others it represents a spiritual practice that cannot be separated from its roots. In a return to the case file Father Martins breaks down why he believes it is an issue for Christians. Thanks to our Sponsors:Ollie. Feed the Obsession. Go to ollie.com/exfiles and use code EXFILES to get 70% off your first box!For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at Mengotomars.com.Go to Babbel.com/EXFILES for up to 60% off.Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code EXFILES at cowboycolostrum.com/EXFILES.The Born Again Identity - check out the new series with Father Gregory Pine and Ryan Bethea on finding identity and calling . Linktree.com/exorcistfilesTimestamps:00:00 | Cold Open: A Serpent Spirit That Lives in Your Spine00:38 | The Most Controversial Case We Have Aired01:45 | The Paratrooper, and What Martins Will Not Argue With04:11 | Freemasonry Got a Declaration. Why Not This?06:27 | Jeremy the Firefighter: You Do Not Have To Mean It07:12 | Gym Clothes or Malice, a Door Is a Door08:41 | Awakened, a Primer: Gloria, Paul, and a Sunday Class09:48 | The Page Was Blank11:47 | Rolled Audio: Father David's Voicemail12:59 | Pulling the Weed Versus Getting the Root15:44 | Feral Cat, Not Water Buffalo17:01 | Sponsor Break21:21 | Dr. Gallagher's Parallel Case, and the Medical Caveat23:49 | The Church Walk Was a Diagnostic24:33 | Tree Pose, and a Demon That Gave Its Name25:59 | Rolled Audio: The Manifestation27:02 | Why They Crawl Like Snakes28:12 | Sponsor Break31:34 | A Rattlesnake Only Rattles When It Senses Danger33:03 | Two Different Injuries: Guilt and Rights36:28 | Was Skipping Mass the Real Door?37:39 | Was It Even a Yoga Demon?39:30 | Ten Exorcists Around a Kitchen Table40:40 | Yoga Did Not Invent Stretching42:43 | The Reddit Objection and the Cursed Object44:48 | Christian Yoga and Target Number One46:25 | Close: Go For a WalkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Hart signed the Declaration of Independence knowing it would make him one of Britain's most wanted men. His extraordinary story reveals the true meaning of American grit and the sacrifices that built the United States. Most Americans have never heard of Declaration signer John Hart, yet his life captures the courage, resilience, and unwavering conviction that made American independence possible. As British troops and Hessian mercenaries swept across New Jersey during the Revolutionary War, Hart fled his home, lost his wife, watched his thirteen children scatter, and saw his livelihood destroyed. Rather than surrender, he rebuilt his farm, returned to public service, and even hosted George Washington and 12,000 Continental soldiers before the Battle of Monmouth. As America celebrates its 250th birthday, this episode of the America's Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast uncovers the remarkable story of one of America's most overlooked Founding Fathers while exploring why his example of character, resilience, self-reliance, and civic responsibility remains just as relevant today. Discover how John Hart's story reveals the qualities that built the American Republic and why preserving freedom still depends on ordinary citizens willing to stand by their convictions. Our independence did not rest solely on famous figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams. What You'll Learn In This Episode: Why John Hart risked everything by signing the Declaration of Independence How the Revolutionary War transformed a respected New Jersey farmer into a hunted fugitive The heartbreaking personal sacrifices Hart endured, including the loss of his wife while living in hiding What American grit truly means and why conviction only matters when it faces real tests How ordinary citizens, not just famous Founding Fathers, built the foundation of American self-government Why John Hart's life offers timeless lessons about resilience, self-reliance, civic responsibility, and preserving freedom ⭐ Enjoying America's Founding Series? Please subscribe to The P.A.S. Report Podcast, leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share this episode with friends and family who love American history. Every share helps preserve these remarkable stories and introduces more people to the Founding Fathers who built the United States. Episode Chapters 00:00 John Hart: The Declaration Signer Who Risked Everything 02:30  From Farmer to Founding Father: John Hart's Journey 05:07  Signing the Declaration of Independence and Becoming a Target 07:24  Hunted by the British: John Hart's Greatest Sacrifice 09:44  Rebuilding a Nation: John Hart, George Washington, and the American Revolution 11:29  What John Hart Teaches About American Grit and Conviction 13:24  Why John Hart's Story Still Matters Today  

In this thought-provoking episode, Reagan Kramer sits down with Christa Black Singh for Part 2 of an honest conversation about spiritual warfare, healing, and Christ's relentless pursuit of those who have wandered. Drawing from her own journey out of the New Age, Christa shares how God used years of deception, brokenness, and ultimately redemption to reveal His love and transform her life. Together, they explore topics such as generational patterns, bloodlines, DNA, prayer, communion, the "second heaven," spiritual discernment, and why Christians must learn to hear God's voice with wisdom and biblical conviction. The conversation also offers hope for anyone wrestling with unanswered prayers, infertility, trauma, divorce, or prodigal loved ones. Christa explains how her parents' faithful prayers, fasting, and unwavering trust in God became part of her journey back to Christ, reminding listeners that no one is beyond the reach of God's grace. Whether you're searching for deeper spiritual understanding or encouragement to keep believing for breakthrough, this episode is a powerful reminder that Jesus is always pursuing His children, bringing healing, redemption, and hope even in life's darkest seasons. Resources: More from the Revelations Podcast hosted by Reagan Kramer: Website | Instagram | Apple Podcast | Youtube Christa Joy Black: https://www.instagram.com/christablacksingh/ This Episode is brought to you by  Advanced Medicine Alternatives Get back to the active life you love through natural & regenerative musculoskeletal healing: https://www.georgekramermd.com/ Connect with Revelations Podcast If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a five-star review, and share it with someone who needs hope. Your support helps more people discover the life-changing truth of Jesus Christ. Follow Revelations Podcast for more conversations centered on biblical truth, healing, spiritual discernment, and the redeeming power of God. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Bloodline Curses and Spiritual Warfare 04:08 The Science of DNA and Ancestral Memory 08:08 The Power of Communion to Restructure Blood and DNA 11:56 God's Sovereignty and Divine Timing in Relationships 13:52 Breaking Generational Curses Through Spiritual Authority 15:55 The Cycles of Sanctification and Consecration 18:01 Walking in Present Joy and Experiencing Heaven 19:59 The Power of Honest Prayer and Confession 22:00 God's Plan for Marriage and Divorce 24:01 Faith in God's Ability Over Outcomes 26:08 The Weaving of God's Goodness in Our Lives 28:03 Divine Timing and Unexpected Encounters 30:00 The Power of Declaration and Intercession 31:54 Understanding the Nuance of Biblical Divorce 34:05 Walking Through Dark Seasons with Jesus 35:55 The Radical Love and Grace of God 38:08 The Journey of Walking Away and Returning to Jesus 40:00 Honest Relationship with God and Breaking Lies 41:54 The Power of Worship, Confession, and Truth 43:57 Closing Prayer and Blessing for Spiritual Breakthroughs  

Join our community. Text "freedom" to (202) 918-5348 In this episode of American Potential, host David From is joined by Daniel Bassali, Vice President of Public Affairs at Americans for Prosperity, to reflect on America's 250th anniversary and the importance of reconnecting with the nation's founding principles. Daniel shares how initiatives like the Declaration Project are encouraging Americans to revisit the full meaning of the Declaration of Independence—not just its famous lines, but the deeper ideas about liberty, equality, and the role of government. The conversation also explores the growing divide in public discourse, the decline in national pride, and how focusing on shared values can help bring Americans together again. As the country looks toward the next 250 years, this episode highlights why understanding and carrying forward the principles of the Declaration is more important than ever.

Episode 4197 │ August 4, 2026 Give me twenty-six soldiers of lead and I will conquer the world. Franklin was a printer before he was a statesman. He knew exactly what he meant. WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS Scott Kesterson traces a single date — July 23, 1776 — backward through eighteen days of infrastructure that made it possible: Elbridge Gerry writing from outside Philadelphia to ask a colleague to sign his name to the Declaration on his behalf, trusting a postal system to carry the most consequential commitment of his life; William Bradford's Pennsylvania Journal publishing the phrase no middle way between perfect freedom and abject slavery six days earlier; John Dunlap setting type through the night of July 4th while riders fanned out from Philadelphia carrying broadsides that made each of them a courier of treason if intercepted. The episode walks all the way back to 1773, when printer William Goddard lost his newspaper to a Crown postmaster who simply stopped delivering his mail — and built an entirely parallel postal network in response, town by town, for two years, before Congress adopted it and gave the credit to someone else. Anchored by Vincit qui patitur, the episode closes on the question every generation inherits from Goddard, Bradford, Dunlap, and Mary Katherine Goddard: who is building the Constitutional Post right now, walking town to town, carrying the word, trusting the infrastructure to hold. KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED  What did Elbridge Gerry's July 21, 1776 letter — asking a colleague to sign his name to the Declaration of Independence in his absence — reveal about the level of trust required in an infrastructure most people never see or think about until the moment they need it most? What happened to printer William Goddard's newspaper when a Crown-appointed postmaster simply stopped delivering his mail in 1773 — and why did his response, building an entirely parallel postal network from scratch, become the very system that carried the Declaration itself three years later? What did Mary Katherine Goddard, John Dunlap, and William Bradford have in common — and why does the episode argue that the infrastructure of truth is always built and carried by people history gives someone else the credit for? ABOUT BARDSFM BardsFM is a daily independent podcast covering faith, liberty, history, and information warfare. Hosted by Scott Kesterson — combat veteran, documentary filmmaker, and rancher. Over 4,100 episodes and 50 million lifetime downloads. New episodes every weekday. bards.fm This episode was researched and produced under the Spatial Terra Intelligence Methodology (STIM v5) — the analytical framework built by Scott Kesterson — with AI-assisted research synthesis at a 70/30 human/AI authorship ratio, fully disclosed. All analysis, conclusions, and editorial judgments are those of Scott Kesterson. BardsFM's archive includes hundreds of episodes on prayer, scripture, and walking the Way of Christ — available free in the full episode catalog. DOWNLOADS Community Sovereignty Framework: click here AFFILIATE LINKS Bards Nation Health Store: www.bardsnationhealth.com MYPillow promo code: BARDS >> Go to https://www.mypillow.com/bards and use the promo code BARDS or... Call 1-800-975-2939.  EMPShield protect your vehicles and home. Promo code BARDS: Click here Treadlite Broadforks...best garden tool EVER. Promo code BARDS26: TreadliteBroadforks.com EnviroKlenz Air Purification, promo code BARDS to save 10%: www.enviroklenz.com Morning Intro Music Provided by Brian Kahanek: www.briankahanek.com Founders Bible 20% discount code: BARDS >>> TheFoundersBible.com Windblown Media 20% Discount with promo code BARDS: windblownmedia.com White Oak Pastures Grassfed Meats, Get $20 off any order $150 or more. Promo Code BARDS: www.whiteoakpastures.com/BARDS Mission Darkness Faraday Bags and RF Shielding. Promo code BARDS: Click here DONATIONS: If you wish to support this podcast directly you can donate here... DONATE: Click here MAILING ADDRESS: Xpedition Cafe, LLC Attn. Scott Kesterson 591 E Central Ave, #740 Sutherlin, OR  97479

The engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence is on display at the National Archives building in Washington, DC. Millions of visitors flock to see it and the other Charters of Freedom. But how did it end up there and why do people approach it with religious reverence?In this episode, we explore how the Declaration took on its symbolic role as the founding text of the United States.Pauline's Book Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/403EPISODE OUTLINE00:00:00 Introduction00:06:30 Introducing Mary Beth Norton00:07:17 American Scripture: Pauline Maier00:10:00 Graduate School with Pauline Maier00:13:36 The State of Historians' Thinking in the 1990s00:15:23 Other Declarations of Independence00:21:08 Thomas Jefferson's Drafting of the Declaration00:23:44 Why Create a Parchment Copy of the Declaration?00:28:24 How the Declaration Became American Scripture00:30:32 The Impact of American Scripture00:32:10 Situating the Declaration in the American Revolution00:35:39 The Role of the Parchment Copy Today00:40:12 Closing Thoughts on Pauline MaierRECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES

Good morning! It's time for First Take. Deadline Day delivered a stunner with the Skubal shocker. So now the question is: Have the Dodgers become unbeatable? And after baseball's wildest trade deadline in years, are we one step closer to a lockout? Plus... Deshaun's Declaration. The Browns quarterback had plenty to say about his future in Cleveland. You need to hear it—and we'll tell you what it really means. And in the NFL... Have the Kansas City Chiefs done enough this offseason to get back to the Super Bowl? Or has the rest of the AFC finally caught up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Good morning. It's time to Get Up with deadline day after the Skubal shocker. Are the Dodgers now unbeatable? And is baseball one step closer to a lockout? Plus, Deshaun's Declaration. Did you hear what the Browns Quarterback had to say about his future in Cleveland? Oh you will, and we will talk about it. And a jaw dropping jump. Was this reverse hurdle better than Saquon's? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Good morning. It's time to Get Up! Deshaun's declaration. Did you hear what the Browns quarterback had to say about his future in Cleveland? You will. And we'll tell you what it really means. Then, deadline day delivered a shocker. The Tigers held onto Tarik Skubal. Are the Dodgers still unbeatable after baseball's wild trade deadline? And is the sport one step closer to a lockout? Plus, a jaw-dropping jump. Was this reverse hurdle even better than Saquon's? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric begins with major show news before pivoting to the jackassery of the week with Eliot. They then analyze Trump's interactions with Bibi Netanyahu and Vladimir Zelensky at Lindsey Graham's funeral and discuss the ways in which the Iranian and Ukrainian wars are increasingly intertwined. The two discuss Iran's ongoing unwillingness to "take yes for an answer" as evidenced by their recent strikes across the region. Historian and Professor Robert Parkinson then joins the show to discuss his recent book Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence. Parkinson explains his focus on the twenty-seven colonial grievances listed in the Declaration, the crown's misjudgments in attempting to address colonial discontent, and Thomas Jefferson's additional two grievances that were edited out--among other topics.Greg Jaffe & Kate Kelly in the New York Times on Adm. Daryl Caudle:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/us/politics/caudle-navy-hegseth-parlatore-promotion.htmlTyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independencehttps://a.co/d/0bPfR7hlShield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

The Gemara (Berachot 60b) teaches that before entering the restroom, one should make a declaration (beginning with the words "Hitkabedu Mechubadim") asking the angels that accompany him to wait outside, and to protect him, while he performs his bodily functions. As the angels do not enter the restroom, the individual respectfully addresses them before he enters, explaining that he needs to briefly leave them so he can tend to his bodily needs. Maran (Rav Yosef Karo, author of the Shulhan Aruch), in Bet Yosef (Orah Haim 3), cites Rav David Abudarham (Spain, 14 th century) as commenting that this prayer was instituted only for the exceptionally pious, who are indeed accompanied by angels wherever they go. For other people, making this declaration would be a display of arrogance. The Bet Yosef writes that it is thus improper to make this declaration nowadays, as nobody can honestly claim to have achieved such spiritual greatness that he is accompanied at all times by angels. Maran rules accordingly in the Shulhan Aruch. By contrast, the Hida (Rav Haim Yosef David Azulai, 1724-1806) cites the Masat Shimurim (Rav Natan Shapira of Jerusalem, 17 th century) as asserting that this Beracha should be recited even nowadays, as it helps block harmful spirits and improper thoughts, thereby assisting a person in maintaining his purity. Additionally, the Hida cites Maharam Papirash (Rav Meir Poppers, d. 1662) who claimed that the Arizal reinstated the recitation of this prayer before using the restroom. What's more, Rav Haim Palachi (Turkey, 1788–1868) notes in his work Ru'ah Haim that the angel who would learn with Maran instructed him to recite this declaration (Maggid Mesharim, Matot), even though Maran ruled in the Shulhan Aruch that it should not be said. The Kaf Ha'haim (Rav Yaakob Haim Sofer, Baghdad-Jerusalem, 1870-1939), after bringing these sources, concludes that a person who devotes himself exclusively to Torah study should make this declaration, but all others should not. He then advances a different approach, suggesting that since those who discouraged the recitation did so because it would be a display of arrogance, all people may recite this declaration when they are in the privacy of their homes, as there is then no concern of appearing arrogant. Rav Yaakov Emden (Germany, 1697-1776), cited by the Hida, claimed that although the Arizal instructed people to recite it, this was only when people would perform bodily functions outdoors in open fields, where evil spirits are found, and so even the Arizal would not encourage its recitation nowadays. And even the Arizal's closest disciple, Rav Haim Vital (1543-1620), writes (in his commentary to Tehillim) that the custom is not to recite this declaration. The Hida similarly observes that even Kabbalists do not make this declaration. Amidst his discussion of this topic, the Hida cites Rav Yehiel Kasteltz as challenging the Shulhan Aruch's ruling that this declaration should not be made. He notes the famous tradition that we are all accompanied by angels on Friday night as we return from the synagogue, and they bless us if they see that the home is properly prepared for Shabbat. It is for this reason that the "Shalom Alechem" hymn is sung in every Jewish home on Friday night to welcome the angels. Rav Yehiel objected to Maran's assumption that people nowadays are not worthy of the divine presence or of being accompanied by the angels. The Hida responds by sharply criticizing Rav Yehiel for dismissing Maran's comments, noting that Maran merely observed the widespread practice not to make this declaration, and offered his explanation. As for the angels that accompany us on Friday night, the Ben Ish Hai (Rav Yosef Haim of Baghdad, 1833-1909), in his Od Yosef Hai, explains that these angels come not for our honor, but for the honor of Shabbat – just as Eliyahu Ha'nabi attends every Berit Mila out of respect for this precious Misva, and not to give honor to the people. Hence, we are not generally accompanied by angels, but angels join us on Friday night in honor of the sacred day of Shabbat. Anyone who nowadays feels that he is worthy of being accompanied by angels is guilty of arrogance. Interestingly, the Ben Ish Hai further writes that on Yom Kippur, when our sins are forgiven and we conduct ourselves on a very high spiritual level, one may make this declaration before using the restroom, and this would not be a display of arrogance. The Yalkut Yosef observes that from Hacham Ovadia Yosef's comments in a responsum in his work Yabia Omer, it appears that he concurred with this view. In practice, however, Hacham Ovadia was never seen making this declaration, not even on Yom Kippur. Regardless, the widespread custom is not to make this declaration anytime.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Conrad Hahn, and is brought to us by VW Ambrose Dawson, DER 14th ME. There have been several ‘definitive lists’ of the members of the Continental Congress who belonged to our gentle fraternity. After much research, and to honor the 200th and 250th birthday of the United States, here is what we know: some delegates were definitely Masons; some were definitely not Masons, and some might have been. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Did history judge Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, too quickly? Richard Stockton risked his wealth, reputation, and life for American liberty. Yet after British forces captured him, imprisoned him under brutal conditions, and stripped him of his fortune, his legacy became clouded by controversy. In this episode of America's Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano uncovers the extraordinary story of Richard Stockton, one of the most misunderstood Founding Fathers of the American Revolution. As America commemorates America 250, explore the historical debate surrounding Stockton's alleged recantation, the devastating sacrifices he endured in British captivity, and the timeless lesson his life teaches about courage, conviction, and the danger of judging historical figures from the comfort of history. What You'll Learn In This Episode: Why Richard Stockton risked everything by signing the Declaration of Independence The brutal reality of Stockton's capture by Loyalists and imprisonment in New York's notorious Provost Jail The historical evidence, competing accounts, and unanswered questions surrounding whether Richard Stockton recanted his support for American independence How the American Revolution destroyed Stockton's health, Morven estate, legal career, and personal fortune Why Richard Stockton's story challenges the way we judge historical figures and reveals what true sacrifice for liberty really looks like Richard Stockton reminds us that freedom was not secured by perfect people. It was secured by ordinary men and women who accepted extraordinary risks in pursuit of liberty. Before passing judgment on America's Founding Fathers, perhaps the better question is whether any of us could have endured what Richard Stockton faced. Topics Covered: Richard Stockton, Declaration of Independence, America's Founding Series, Founding Fathers, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, British captivity, Provost Jail, Morven, America 250 Support the Show & Restore American History: 

Neil Lanctot concludes with the revelation of the Zimmermann Telegram—a German proposal for an alliance with Mexico against the U.S.—which finally pushed the nation toward war. On April 2, 1917, Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war "to make the world safe for democracy," though the vote was not unanimous. Progressive Senator Robert La Follette and the first Congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin, famously voted against the resolution. Following the war and the flawed Versailles Treaty, the three protagonists faced varied fates: TR died in 1919; Wilson suffered a debilitating stroke in late 1919 and died in 1924; and Jane Addams faced government surveillance as a "radical" during the 1920s. However, Addams' reputation was eventually restored; she won the Nobel Peace Prize in the early 1930s and was a beloved figure at the time of her death in 1935. Lanctot concludes by noting that Addams and the militant Schwimmer remained figures ahead of their time in their pursuit of global peace. (8)1919

Air Date: 7/25/2026 The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on the news from June and July without being overwhelming! Organized around a single idea: the same politics that left America friendless abroad is keeping Americans apart at home. The war with Iran ends and America's word counts for less around the world, so Europe starts building its own software instead of buying ours, NATO war-games its own doubts, and China quietly steadies the world's oil markets, while Taiwan shows that real security comes from connection, not threats. At home, the administration revives the red scare, hands the Justice Department to the president's personal lawyer while judges face death threats, and turns the country's 250th birthday into a fight over who counts as American, and billionaires cash out while everyone argues. And the way back starts small: a psychologist's simple habit for a happier social life, organizers who treat loneliness as a political problem with a political cure, and a Michigan Senate campaign built on talking to people instead of donors. Covering: June–July 2026 Full Show Notes Be part of the show! Leave a voice message, message us on Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! SECTION 1: A SUPERPOWER WITHOUT FRIENDS (00:01:30) #1805 - Trump Giving Iran $300 Billion to End His Own War 1: The Iran Deal, Boy, I Don't Know - Takes by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 6-18-26 2: J.D. Vance Iran Deal Fall Guy Part 1 - On the Media - Air Date 6-19-26 3: Trump Weakened U.S. Allies While Strengthening Iran Part 1 - UNFTR - Air Date 6-19-26 (00:26:23) #1810 - Post-American Europe: How to Lose Friends and Influence People to Protect Themselves Against You 4: TODAY: Europe Replaces ENTIRE American Software Stack - Google OUT, Microsoft OUT June 9 - House of El - Air Date 6-4-26 5: Would NATO Hold if Russia Tested Article 5? 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Then the Death Threats Rolled in Part 1 - 60 Minutes - Air Date 3-1-26 15: DOJ in Crisis - Stay Tuned with Preet - Air Date 2-10-26 SECTION 3: STRANGERS IN OUR OWN COUNTRY (02:12:09) #1806 - America at 250: The Declaration, the Constitution, and our Crisis of Democracy 16: America's 250th Birthday Must Reckon with Racism, Historian Says - Here & Now Anytime - Air Date 6-19-26 17: Trump 250 Gala Grows More Humiliating as Fox Grapples with Low Turnout - THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent - Air Date 6-26-26 18: The Constitution (Melissa's Version) - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 5-11-26 (02:37:01) #1807 - What the World Cup Exposes: Identity, Colonialism, and Racism in 2026 19: Pete Hegseth is Trying to Resegregate the Military - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 6-20-26 20: US Soccer Star Shows MAGA's Racism With Zero Effort - Rick Strom - Air Date 6-23-26 21: Colonial Wars Played On The Pitch - AJ+ - Air Date 6-21-26 (03:07:56) #1804 - Elon Musk, the First Trillionaire, and the Broken System That Made Him 22: Belfast Riots: Why UK Mobs See Racial Violence as 'national Defence' | Amina Shareef | MEE Opinion - Middle East Eye - Air Date 6-18-26 23: 'Billionaire CRISIS': How the Country's Wealthiest Are 'bankrolling' U.S. Politics - MS NOW - Air Date 5-27-26 24: SpaceX IPO: What They're Not Telling Retail Investors - UNFTR Media - Air Date 6-9-26 (03:34:28) #1808 - Billionaires vs. Democracy: They're Not Coming For Your Job, They're Coming For Your Government (And The Entire Economy) 25: The Richest Country Is Pretty Mid Now Part 1 - Benn Jordan - Air Date 6-28-26 26: The End Of Capitalism Is Here. - Second Thought - Air Date 6-5-26 27: America is Entering a New Socialist Era — and It Might Stick - The Recount - Air Date 6-30-26 SECTION 4: THE WAY BACK TO EACH OTHER (04:03:58) #1800 - How Capitalism Created Loneliness and How To Joyfully Organize Our Way to Community 28: Anthropic Discovers the Axis of Evil, and AIs Loneliness Economy - The AI Fix - Air Date 2-3-26 29: The Political Economy of Love Attention, Affection, & What Capitalism Can't Buy Part 1 - Rev Left Radio - Air Date 1-19-26 30: The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life Nicholas Epley Part 1 - TEDTalks - Air Date 5-19-26 (04:30:56) #1801 - Counterfeit Populism: Trump, the 2026 Primaries, and the Era That's Ending 31: Why I Left the (White) Left - Signified B Sides - Air Date 6-2-26 32: Hayes: Trump is Chasing Good Press with Bombs - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 6-11-26 33: Abdul El-Sayed Thinks the Michigan Senate Race Will Come Down to This One Factor - Slate and Abdul El-Sayed - Air Date 4-30-26   Produced by Jay! 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Ancient Israel had no king, mandatory literacy, and private land ownership 3,000 years before America existed, and the men who founded the United States studied it obsessively. Historian Bill Federer joins Lance Wallnau to reveal the "Hebrew Republic" blueprint hidden inside America's founding, and how it shaped the Constitution you live under today. In this episode, Bill Federer traces how the Puritans and Pilgrims looked past King Saul to ancient Israel's 400 year run with no monarchy, a nation where even children could read, land was permanently owned by families, and leaders like Deborah were elected on merit, not bloodline. You'll learn why John Calvin's writings pioneered government without a king, why James Madison spent a year studying Hebrew before drafting the Constitution, and what the First Amendment was actually written to prevent. Then Lance tells the untold story of what Declaration signers like Richard Stockton, Charles Carroll, and Stephen Hopkins actually sacrificed to defend it: homes burned, families imprisoned, and a will that left nothing but faith. In this episode: - Is America's 250th the bookend or a new chapter? - Bill Federer joins: faith's role in the founding - The Hebrew Republic: 400 years, no king - What Israel's demand for a king cost them - Calvin, the 22-letter alphabet, and Deborah the judge - The First Amendment's real target, explained - The state constitutions that required faith to hold office - The signers who paid with everything - The martyr's crown and the call to sacrifice today Podcast Episode 2192: Shocking History - The 'Hebrew Republic' Blueprint Shaped America's Founding | don't miss this! Listen to more episodes of the Lance Wallnau Show at lancewallnau.com/podcast