Happy 249th Birthday, America!

 

This Fourth of July week, we pause to consider the United States of America.

 

We begin with a quintessentially American moment from Tim’s week.

 

John’s trivia captures both famous and infamous people.

 

Tim tells his own American story, and John offers thoughts from Reagan and de Tocqueville.

 

We draw from movies that capture unique aspects of the American experience from cross-country road trips to treks to outer space and from the fields of Iowa to a prison in Maine.

 

Tim’s whack-jobs creatively legislate from the bench, demonstrating that the executive is not the only branch that can over-reach.

 

John’s hero, George Will, succinctly describes his appreciation of the American experience.

 

Referred to in this podcast:

Reagan's last speech as President

Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Absurd Ruling on Supposed ‘Implied Repeal’ of Abortion Law | National Review

 

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