About this episode

Tom explores the misconceptions surrounding the celebration of July 4th and the founding of America.

Summary: America celebrates its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Most Americans believe that “a new nation” was born in 1776, forming “a democracy” charged with doing “the will of the people.” All of that is completely wrong. Tom explores what really happened. Links: Watch the video version of this episode here! The 250th Anniversary Of…What, Exactly? You have a right to what you own and nothing more John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government Declaration of Independence: A Transcription Articles of Confederation (1777) Free Gifts from Tom: Download a free copy of Tom's e-book, It’s the Fed, Stupid , at itsthefedstupid.com . It’s also available in paperback here . More great content at Tom’s Substack here . Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From? Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies! Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at tommullensings.com !

People in this episode

Host: Tom Mullen

Topics covered

• July 4th
• American history
• political philosophy
• founding fathers
• democracy
• celebration

Keywords

• July 4th
• 250th anniversary
• Declaration of Independence
• political philosophy
• American history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, It’s the Fed, Stupid, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?

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