Episode Details

You should absolutely care about Juneteenth. Tom Krannawitter joins us to talk about why.

00:00 Introduction and Overview

00:20 Two Dan Sullivans Running in Alaska

02:57 Lawyers Using AI in Federal Court

04:10 Foolishness of the Week: Switzerland’s Population Cap

10:12 Fear of Declining Living Standards

12:03 Juneteenth with Thomas Krannawitter

13:13 The Origins of Juneteenth

16:03 Why the 13th Amendment Completed the American Founding

18:59 Juneteenth and the Fourth of July

24:21 America’s Anti-Slavery Principles

30:17 Jefferson, Slavery, and the Declaration of Independence

32:46 The Truth Behind the Three-Fifths Compromise

37:05 Jefferson’s Personal Contradictions

43:36 Why America’s Founders Saw Slavery as Wrong

48:01 Why Juneteenth Should Unite Americans

52:04 Aristotle, Freedom, and Forgiveness

55:41 Black Wall Street and the Promise of Liberty

59:20 Jefferson’s Grave and the American Story

01:01:54 Lincoln, Equality, and Richard M. Johnson

01:07:15 Why Juneteenth Matters Today

01:08:18 Waypoints Teaching and Closing Remarks