With the America 250 Anniversary approaching, Crystal and Scott sit down to talk about the Declaration of Independence, both the history and its continuing resonance. After Crystal stumps Scott with some 1776 trivia, we discuss celebrations of the the holiday, how independence not only marked a new stage in the world but united the fractious colonies, the role of the militia and what became the Second Amendment, and the higher values embodied in the Declaration of Independence--and how those values are finding renewed interest in, among other things, attendance at the FIFA 2026 World Cup.