Keeping The Republic Podcast
1) Ep. 10. Graduates, Reject the American Dream
The following exhortation was delivered to the first graduating class of BASIS Goodyear High School on May 17, 2019. Minor changesContinue Reading
2) Ep. 9. Walt Whitman and C.S. Lewis on Keeping the Soul of the Republic
What role do the arts and literature play in a democracy? What are the root causes of the political, social,Continue Reading
3) Ep. 8. The Imperial Presidency? Placing Trump’s Emergency Declaration in Context
Donald Trump just declared a national emergency. Was this the justified action of a commander-in-chief? Or was this a powerContinue Reading
Ep. 8. The Imperial Presidency? Placing Trump’s Emergency Declaration in Context
0:00 | Feb 23rd, 2019
4) Ep. 7. Drugs, War and Immigration
Drugs and people flow north, guns flow south, and Mexico’s streets fill with blood. It’s part two of our talkContinue Reading
5) Ep. 6. Justice and the Mexican-American War
The United States fought a war with Mexico from 1846 to 1848. The result was a resounding US victory andContinue Reading
6) Ep. 5. Is Diversity a Strength? A Discussion of 12 Angry Men and the Tyranny of the Majority
On a recent episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, Mr. Carlson challenged his audience to prove to him how exactly diversity isContinue Reading
7) Ep. 4. How to Reawaken America; Advice From Henry David Thoreau
Is the average American truly awake? Do materialism and entertainment prevent us from noticing the injustice around us? Why don’tContinue Reading
8) Ep. 3. Voter Apathy and The Two-Party System
“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader,Continue Reading
9) Ep. 2. Ike, Tocqueville, and the Military Industrial Complex
History shows that great powers collapse when they try to do too much abroad. Could the military industrial complex forceContinue Reading
10) Ep. 1. Tiberius Gracchus and Ben Franklin on Keeping the American Republic
Is the United States headed for civil war? Will the American Republic fall? In this episode, we recount the inequality,Continue Reading