Patriot Lessons: American History and Civics (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, etc.)

Learn how the King exposed Americans to invasions from without and convulsions from within. Review how the King repeatedly dissolved legislative assemblies - and fatigued those that did meet to do his bidding. Explore how westward expansion was forbidden unless the colonists gave up their most sacred rights. Continue our deep dive into the grievances of the Declaration of Independence - revealing...

Why do we have the electoral college? Listen in on the Constitutional Convention debate, the Federalist Papers and related materials. Learn about its original defects as revealed in the elections of 1796 and 1800, and how the 12th Amendment fixed some of those issues. Hear from Madison, Wilson, and many Founding Fathers, and how the system affects our Presidential elections to this day and efforts...

Learn how the Founders finally determined that the King was their enemy and a despot, including through Thomas Paine’s masterpiece - Common Sense. Review how the Founders based the need for independence on facts, submitted to a candid world. Begin exploring the list of grievances in the Declaration of Independence, including the King’s refusal to assent to laws passed by colonial legislatures as w...

United States Supreme Court appointments have became grand political theater. But what does the Constitution say - or not say? Are the rules and processes we are familiar with required? Hearings, filibusters, court packing, and election year appointments are all explained. Where have we been and where are going? Plus the Beatles, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Schoolhouse Rock, and Judge Bork gets...

When and why did Labor Day start? What’s its purpose? How is it different from May Day? Starting with the Agricultural and Industrial Age, learn about the labor and union movement, and Labor Day’s origins and evolution. Listen in to FDR and President Reagan. And enjoy a beer! Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and J...

The Declaration of Independence holds as a First Principle that the people have the right to alter or abolish an oppressive government. In fact, we have a God given duty to do so if necessary. Explore the thinking of John Locke, Joseph Warren, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and others. Review Henry’s Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! speech, the Suffolk Resolves, several sermons, and other primar...

Why is limited government vital to liberty? Explore unlimited power as revealed by Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, 1984, ancient Egypt, the French Revolution, and the Trial of Socrates. Learn how tyranny can arise from democracy, and how the Declaration of Independence includes the First Principle of limited government as a key freedom. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also chec...

Why do we have government? Learn about Force Theory, Family Theory, Divine Right, Marxism, Jordan B. Peterson’s theory, Divine Rule and Anarchy. Learn why the Founders believed that the consent of the governed and the Social Compact was the key to a just government. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warre...

What is the pursuit of happiness? How did the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, and the Founders establish the first nation to recognize the pursuit of happiness as an unalienable right? Explore the oppressive societies of apartheid, caste systems, and North Korea and how they deny that right to their people. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcomin...

What is liberty? Why is it so rare in history? Learn how liberty is key to understanding America, the Constitution, and American History. Explore Greece, Rome, fascist Italy, the Khmer Rouge, and ISIS/Islamic State. Learn the development of liberty in England through the Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, and Habeas Corpus Act, as well as how it was embraced in the colonies. Produced by Patriot Week - v...

The Boston Tea Party, New York Draft Riots, Bloody Sunday, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination Riots, Rodney King, and more have played an indispensable role in shaping American History. Discover the fascinating background and effects - for good and ill - that have helped define America. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at Pat...

Learn about how the unalienable right to life has been violated in most of human history, and how America took a different path in 1776. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.

Do we have rights? Where do they come from? Can we give them away? Learn about the Declaration of Independence’s embrace of unalienable rights and what that means for all of us. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.

An addendum to Episode 10 - Can They Really Do That? Just what is MIchigan doing? Is it constituitonal under the federal and State Constitutions? Is it authorized by law? This special episode takes a deep dive into these issues and more. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurv...

Do the federal and State governments really have the constitutional power to enact what they have been doing in reaction to the pandemic? And just what exactly have they been doing? Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.

“All men are created equal” was a revolutionary concept in 1776. The Founders tore down or rejected the systems based on inequality l, such as the divine right of kings, the Ancient Regime, serfdom, castes, Nazis, and communism. Instead, they embraced the ideal that the Creator made all of us equal, and that we should be citizens, not subjects. Everyone should have equal protection of the laws and...

What is truth? Did the Founders really believe in it? Explore Truth from Genesis to Multiculturalism, Plato and Protagoras, Adams and Relativists, Christ and Pilate. And what makes some truths self-evident? Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.

Continuing our review of the Declaration of Independence, learn about the Founders’ belief in the Creator and Natural God. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.

On this Presidents Day special episode learn about George Washington’s remarkable life and contribution to the American Revolution, Constitutional Convention, and Presidency - with highlights of his writings. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.

Explore the meaning of the “American People,” the necessity of Revolution, time, and other foundations of the Declaration of Independence. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.

Learn how we really became independent on July 2. How “unanimous” was a sleight of hand. What does “in Congress mean”? Who was the Colossus of Independence? Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.

Whether you have never read the July 4 Declaration of Independence or need a refresher (and we all need a refresher), listen to the most profound words in the English language that was approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. Amer...

Is President Trump’s impeachment supported by the Constitution and history? How does it work? Join us to learn about the historical and constitutional basis of impeachment. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.

Learn about host Judge Michael Warren and the purpose and format of the show. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www. AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.