America 250: What Would The Founders Think of Us Now?
About this episode
The episode discusses what the Founding Fathers might think of contemporary America, covering themes like consent of the governed and taxation without consent.
On this episode: 0:00 - Intro + Banter 7:04 - Consent of the Governed 15:42 - Taxation Without Consent 25:26 - Standing Armies and The Military Above Civil Power 43:59 - Money, Power, and The Public Debt 55:46 - Offices of Profit, Corruption at the Seat of Power 1:04:21 - Takeaways To help us select the stories to cover each week, join our discord at this link! https://discord.gg/B9HD5r7GxK SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS, SUPPORT OUR SHOW: Young Americans For Liberty Join YAL Today! joinyal.org/hr Go to YALCON 2026! joinyal.org/humanreaction Solve your apparel needs in style with Revved Up Promo: https://www.revveduppromo.com/ CREDITS Produced, edited, and presented by Sheehan Works - https://www.sheehan.works Intro Music by Dave Moran
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