We continue our series on the book Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo M. Codevilla by discussing chapter 6: “Angelo Codevilla, Common Sense, and Missile Defense” by Brian T. Kennedy. 

Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.

Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission.

Opening (0:53) - We discuss Christmas plans and the upcoming retirement of our former pastor, Steve Magee. 

Review: “Angelo Codevilla’s Failure, and Ours” (4:10) - We review the lessons of the fifth chapter of Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic.

“Angelo Codevilla, Common Sense, and Missile Defense” (11:25) - We discuss Dr. Codevilla’s application of common sense in outlining a classic American foreign policy and the implications for conflicts from the Cold War to Ukraine and Venezuela today.

Links: George Washington’s “Farewell Address”; Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo M. Codevilla at Encounter Books.

Tocqueville’s Crystal Ball (50:40) - We review our picks for the Power 4 College Football Conference Championship games, where Dave went 4-0, and make our predictions for the first round of the College Football Playoffs. 

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Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo M. Codevilla at Encounter Books.

Matt Parks and David Corbin both taught politics at The King’s College in New York City and have written together on reviving American republicanism, The Federalist, and Democracy in America. All views expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of their present or former employers.