Big Ideas with Ben Weingarten

Big Ideas with Ben Weingarten


SPECIAL EPISODE (JULY 4): Deep Dive on the Declaration of Independence and its Relevance Today

July 04, 2018

For Independence Day, we take a deep dive into the Declaration of Independence, discussing: Its unique place in human history; the link between natural law, faith and freedom; the Founders' emphasis on virtue to sustain limited govt; the criticality of the Declaration to the Constitution; parallels between King George's abuses and today's federal Leviathan from the administrative state to sanctuary cities; the Founders' views on slavery, Lincoln and Frederick Douglass; defending liberty against tyranny.