Trapped on the island of Nantucket, a guestless Jonah uses today’s Remnant to provide an impromptu meditation on the Fourth of July. His musings explore the meaning of the Declaration of Independence, whether America is a nation or an idea, and why it’s vital to teach American history. Listen with a hot dog in one hand and a miniature flag in the other to feel like a true patriot.

Show Notes:

- Henry Fairlie: “The Shot Heard Round the World”

- The Gettysburg Address and the meaning of the 4th

- Irving Kristol: “The American Revolution as a Successful Revolution”

- Calvin Coolidge on the Declaration of Independence

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