Thomas Jefferson called the Declaration of Independence “an expression of the American mind.” Not merely a document, the Declaration is the common creed of our civic life, and it inspires the shared poetry of our political soul. Matthew Spalding joins us.

Further Reading

Book: The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence

Guest Info

Matthew Spalding is the Kirby Professor in Constitutional Government and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College and oversees the Allan P. Kirby Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship at Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C. campus. He is the author of several books including The Making of the American Mind: The Story of the Declaration of Independence

Our modern age has trained itself to treat laws as antique and antiquated. And that's why our public mood today keeps trying to treat laws as a nuisance.

The Scriptures don’t tell us much about Jesus’ early childhood, and they tell us even less about how he, Mary and Joseph spent their day. Steve Ray looks to history and other sources to experience life through their eyes.

Guest Info

Steve Ray leads pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Rome and other sites. He converted to Catholicism in 1994 and is the author of “Crossing the Tiber,” “Upon this Rock” and other books, including a brand-new study on the Book of Genesis. He’s the host and producer of the Footprints of God DVD series and has been to the Holy Land more than 200 times. He also writes bible studies for Catholic Scripture Study International Visit catholic-convert.com and footprintsofgodpilgrimages.com

A key element that separates the Catholic Church from other denominations is its understanding of the Sacraments. We discuss Fr. Chris Alar’s book Understanding the Sacraments with Doug Keck.

Although gender dysphoria is discussed regularly in the popular press and on social media, most people don’t have an understanding of the elements which make up the diagnosis. Additionally, many people don’t understand what the scientific literature says about treatments for this condition. Dr. Steven Rouhana joins us.

Further Reading

The King and Queen are Naked: Establishment Failures based on Scientific, Medical, and Psychiatric Research on “Gender Dysphoria”

Guest Info

Dr. Stephen Rouhana is a husband, father and grandfather with a PhD in Physics with a concentration in biophysics. He is the author of The King and Queen are Naked: Establishment Failures Based on Scientific, Medical and Psychiatric Research on Gender Dysphoria

This Sunday, February 15, 40 Days for Life in Ann Arbor will host its kickoff rally and Jericho march. Keynote speaker Alexander Richmond has a preview.

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Guest Info

Alexander Richmond is an Honors Political Science student at the University of Michigan who is passionately pro-life and has been inspired by the life of Charlie Kirk.

Ray Bradbury famously observed that if you want a society to stop reading, you don’t actually need to burn books – you just need to take away peoples’ interest in them. Multiple studies in recent years show that the majority of American high school and college students are reading at a level far below their grade level. Marcus discusses the importance of reading to a free and virtuous society.

In his ideas regarding American foreign policy, President James Monroe echoed both Washington and Jefferson, yet he had to worry about things neither of them did. His policy needed to follow the diplomatic thought of the previous administrations while also adapting to quickly changing circumstances and intentions. We look at how his thought affects political thought to this day with Brad Birzer.

Further Reading

The Monroe Doctrine: Lynchpin of American Foreign Policy

This Sunday’s readings use images of Salt and Light to illustrate the Holy Spirit. We unpack the readings with Rob Corzine.

A new Netflix documentary takes an inside look at one man’s efforts to conquer death. Its central figure, Bryan Johnson, was once a committed Mormon and burned-out CEO and his story is an example of the principle of enantiodromia, a phenomenon in which extremes turn to their opposites. We explore all of this with Matthew Becklo.

Further Reading

Do Die (Before You Die): A Catholic response to Bryan Johnson