About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges facing the spirit of the Declaration of Independence as civic knowledge declines among Americans.

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – After celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, most of my listeners are probably feeling pretty upbeat. Sadly, a look at the news around us will put a damper on our enthusiasm. Like the Cato Institute survey that found nearly half of Americans didn’t know what Celebrate 250 was actually about...

People in this episode

Host: Paul Engel

Topics covered

• American history
• Declaration of Independence
• Civic knowledge
• Public awareness
• Political commentary

Keywords

• Declaration of Independence
• Cato Institute
• American history
• civic knowledge
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cato Institute

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