Fire of Freedom

In today’s episode we’ll be diving into our American family history, learning about some of the people who came to North America in the mid-1600’s. In learning about them, we also learn something of what it means to be American. The history called, “Of Plimoth Plantation,” written by the second governor of Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation, William Bradford, tells the story of the people who came to A...

More than just an enjoyable hobby, knowing our personal family history can give us a sense of identity and of belonging. We need that in this crazy, deep-fake, Instagram world where traditional values have eroded, truth seems to change constantly, and people communicate more often with strangers on the other side of the country, or the world, than with their neighbor three houses down. Everybody g...

In today’s episode, I want us to think about economic policies. To help in that, I’ll share two parables. One reason that parables are powerful is that they can teach different lessons to different people, and even teach different lessons to the same people when considered at different times. A parable can have a primary meaning or lesson but may also teach or convey additional lessons. The two pa...

Today we’ll be discussing self-governance, the right of contract, and the inalienable right to work. Our context will be a supreme court case from 1905, which is an example of the government appearing to be compassionate, purporting to take care of those who cannot take care of themselves, but in reality, at least in part if not in whole, protecting some businesses at the expense of others. In oth...

In today’s episode we'll be hearing the words of an American founding father who was killed in a duel, and of a Democratic president who served near the end of the 19th century. We at times make choices and support policies that as a past United States president wrote, “indulge our charitable sentiments” but do not bring about true public welfare or individual good. In other words, in a desire...

In today’s episode we’ll continue learning about just and free government, with a primary focus on lessons from the Declaration’s presentation of facts which were meant to prove to the world the tyranny of Great Britain’s King. Reasons 1,2,6: Government is essential to public and individual well-being. Laws and their enforcement are critical to maintaining the public good.

In the first episode on the Declaration of Independence, I mentioned that a key criterion for a choosing a president of the United States is whether or not he or she knows and will uphold the principles, limitations, and governmental structure of the Constitution and of the Declaration of Independence. Today we’ll begin discussing what some of those are. These lessons are essential in this time of...

Welcome to the Fire of Freedom Podcast where I’ll be discussing the principles of liberty and responsibility. In today’s episode I’ll be presenting an open letter to RFK Jr, Donald J. Trump, Congress, and the American people, regarding the federal administrative and regulatory agencies. RFK Jr. has said he wants to uncapture the federal regulatory agencies. If he is successful, it would mean that...

Welcome to the Fire of Freedom Podcast where I’ll be discussing the principles of liberty and responsibility. In today’s episode you’ll hear the final sections of the Declaration of Independence wherein the colonists justify their forming a new nation and conclude their declaration that through obedience to duty they “are, and of Right ought to be Free and independent”.

In today’s episode you’ll hear the body of the Declaration of Independence wherein the list of King George’s despotic offenses are offered to the world as evidence of the moral obligation the American people had to form a new government that would secure their God-given rights as human beings. From these listed offenses you can distill principles of both good and bad government that will assist yo...

In today’s episode you’ll hear some of what Thomas Jefferson called “an expression of the American mind.” These are principles of liberty and God-given rights that justified and compelled the colonists to declare their independence from tyranny at the risk of their lives. They are principles that are still true today. We must know them so that we can defend and sustain them.

In today's episode, I speak about the importance of reading and knowing the Declaration of Independence ourselves and not just consuming the critiques of others. Do you know why the Declaration was written? Do you know what principles of government it teaches or what it states about human nature? Do you know in what capacities it mentions God? Have you thought about what it might mean today …...

In today's episode, learn when the real Independence Day was and who the original signers of the Declaration of Independence were.

Part one of a series of bite-sized gems discussing one of the most important, historic documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence is one of the most famous founding documents of the United States of America. But why should it be of concern to you, and why right now? We are in the midst of presidential campaigning. How can we properly...