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The Acts That Sparked the American Revolution
Episode 702
One law that actually made sugar cheaper ended up setting off a ten-year chain reaction that cost Britain its American colonies.
Before the American …
2 months, 1 week ago
How Americans Learned to Celebrate Independence
Episode 701
Did the Founders really imagine fireworks, parades, and hot dogs — or did they expect us to celebrate the 4th of July a different way? John Adams mad…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Liberty Tree: One of America's First Symbol of Freedom
Episode 700
In 1775, before he wrote Common Sense, Thomas Paine wrote a poem about a tree — and that tree was already shaping the American Revolution.
The story …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Who Was Joseph Plumb Martin?
Episode 699
Joseph Plumb Martin was just a 15-year-old farm boy when he signed up to fight in the American Revolution — and the memoir he wrote at age 70 gives u…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Civilian Spies Who Helped America Win the Revolution
Episode 698
Two ordinary civilians — a New York tailor and an enslaved man from Virginia — used their everyday roles to outsmart the British and change the cours…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Was Moral Character So Important to the Founding Fathers?
Episode 697
America's founders believed a free society could only survive if its people practiced self-control, integrity, personal responsibility, and virtue.
T…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Who Was Deborah Sampson? The Girl Who Disguised Herself to Fight in the Revolution
Episode 696
When women weren't allowed to serve in the army, Deborah Sampson risked everything to fight for American independence anyway.
Deborah Sampson was one…
3 months ago
Who Was Stephen Langton? The Man Who Told a King "No" and Helped Shape Magna Carta
Episode 695
One courageous scholar helped remind the world that even kings must live under the rule of law.
Stephen Langton may not be a household name, but his …
3 months ago
Who Was Frédéric Bastiat? The Law, Liberty, and the Proper Role of Government
Episode 694
When government stops protecting our rights and starts violating them, the law becomes a weapon instead of a shield.
Frédéric Bastiat was a French ec…
3 months, 1 week ago
Why Was Lexington and Concord So Important? The Shot Heard Around the World
Episode 693
The Revolutionary War didn't begin with the Declaration of Independence. It began more than a year earlier when ordinary colonists stood up to the mo…
3 months, 2 weeks ago