DIA-Today: Democracy in America Today

We discuss the principles and historical context of the Declaration of Independence and its legacy across the last 250 years. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss upcoming plans for the 4th of July. The Historical Context of the Decla...

We discuss the principles of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and its teaching on the virtues and practices necessary to preserve free government. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss the 58th anniversary of Matt’s parents and the 2...

Reflecting on John Witherspoon’s sermon, “The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men,” we discuss God’s rule over the nations and the spiritual dangers that arise during times of great conflict. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We d...

Guided by John Adams’ “Thoughts on Government,” we reflect on the importance of republican virtue in establishing and maintaining self-government. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss the start of summer and the cluster of patriotic c...

We discuss the rhetoric and argument of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and apply his lessons and warnings to our polarized politics. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss the end of the academic year. Common Sense (2:58) -  We discuss the...

We discuss the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the efforts of the Second Continental Congress to pursue peace and vindicate their rights at the same time. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss the sale of Dave’s house in souther...

We discuss Edmund Burke’s analysis of the American love of freedom, his efforts to end the conflict between the colonists and the British government, and the American character today. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss getting up ea...

We discuss the “Declaration and Resolves” of the First Continental Congress and the enduring value of appeals to the laws of nature. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss the return of Major League Baseball and fantasy baseball. The “D...

We discuss Thomas Jefferson’s “Summary View of the Rights of British America” and the implications of Jefferson’s principles for the contemporary executive. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss Dave’s first week as Provost of Colorado...

We continue our reflections on the key documents of the revolutionary era by looking at Sam Adams’s “The Rights of the Colonists” and the surprising connection between the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on President Trump’s tariffs and the colonial debates over the taxing power of Parliament. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “202...

We continue to explore the key documents of the revolutionary era by discussing the 1768 claim of the Massachusetts General Court that all government institutions are bound to follow fundamental law.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We lame...

We begin our review of key documents of the American revolutionary era by discussing how notions of consent and lawful resistance from the Stamp Act Congress’s Declaration of Rights can inform our debate over resistance to ICE actions in Minnesota and beyond.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by...

We discuss the recent military operation in Venezuela in light of the principles of the Monroe Doctrine and American First foreign policy, as summarized in Dr. Angelo Codevilla’s final book. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss the be...

We continue our series on the book Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo M. Codevilla by discussing chapter 6: “Angelo Codevilla, Common Sense, and Missile Defense” by Brian T. Kennedy.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) -...

We continue our series on the book Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo M. Codevilla by discussing chapter 5: “Angelo Codevilla’s Failure, and Ours” by David P. Goldman.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss Dav...

We continue our series on the book Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo M. Codevilla by discussing chapter 4: “The Compleat Political Thinker” by Steve Heyward.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We celebrate reaching o...

We continue our series on the book Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo M. Codevilla by discussing chapter 3: “Angelo Codevilla’s America: A Possession for All Time” by David Corbin. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We...

We continue our series on the book Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo M. Codevilla by discussing chapter 2: “Angelo Codevilla, The Anti-Millenarian” by Robert Reilly.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss Patr...

We begin a series on the book Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo Codevilla by discussing the opening chapter “The Man Who Kept the CIA Up at Night” by J. Michael Waller. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss th...

We conclude our series based on our 2010 book, Keeping Our Republic: Principles for a Political Reformation, by discussing the state of our republic in the shadow of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We disc...

We continue our series based on our 2010 book, Keeping Our Republic: Principles for a Political Reformation, by discussing the principle of prudence and its application to contemporary politics.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:52) - We discuss b...

We continue our series based on our 2010 book, Keeping Our Republic: Principles for a Political Reformation, by discussing the principle of lawfulness and its application to contemporary politics.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss...

We continue our series based on our 2010 book, Keeping Our Republic: Principles for a Political Reformation, by discussing the principle of justice and its application to contemporary politics.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:52) - We discuss Da...

We continue our series based on our 2010 book, Keeping Our Republic: Principles for a Political Reformation, by discussing the principle of honor and its application to contemporary politics.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss our...

We continue our series based on our 2010 book, Keeping Our Republic: Principles for a Political Reformation, by discussing the principle of moral responsibility and its application to contemporary politics.  Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia . Used with permission. Opening (0:53) -...