The Dean’s List

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – He strode into the State House still wearing his spurs and declared, “As I believe the voice of my constituents and all of sensible and honest men is in favor of Independence and my own judgment concurs with them, I vote for Independence!” On today’s show I recount the harrowing midnight ride of 80 miles that Caesar Rodney took through a torrential down pour in...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Join me as I explore the growing push for independence in the colonies, the rivalry between John Adams and John Dickinson, and the powerful impact of Thomas Paine’s "Common Sense." Discover how intercepted letters and public debates fuel a historic turning point, leading right up to Richard Henry Lee’s resolution and the dramatic moments that follow...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – John and Samuel Adams were ready to push the idea of independence at the first General Congress in 1774 until they were given a piece of wise advice by Benjamin Rush, another member of the Sons of Liberty. The story of Independence is one of the most important stories we can tell. There is much detail that we’ve either forgotten or simply didn’t know...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The ruling was 6–3, with the three liberal justices — Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson — dissenting in favor of the School Board having more control over what children are learning than parents. Indeed, parents have ALL of the power when it comes to their children’s education. Clearly, Sotomayor does not know what the “essence of public education” is...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The disseminating process takes place through “Communist training and then adopted by labor unions, which in turn influence the Democratic Party.” Loudon says that the “Democratic Party has shifted from being a moderate left party to one that is increasingly implementing Communist policies, a process that has been ongoing for the past 25 to 30 years.”

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – In a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, 62% of self-identified Democrats call for fresh leadership, frustrated by current focus on transgender bathroom debates and endless opposition to Trump. Bill Maher urges change after controversies on The View, while dozens of House Democrats sided with Republicans against impeachment. Voters demand new vision — will party heed the warning...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The literacy crisis in America is more than students not being able to read. We are graduating students who are functionally illiterate, meaning they can read but they do not understand what they are reading. The system has destroyed itself by focusing on preserving students’ self-esteem rather than holding them accountable to high standards of excellence...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Louisiana’s law mandating Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms was invalidated by the Fifth Circuit, upholding parents’ First Amendment protections. Judges concluded that mandating religious texts oversteps parental authority in guiding children’s faith. Meanwhile, Governor Greg Abbott approved a similar Texas mandate, likely propelling this debate to the Supreme Court...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Sometimes we want to make the path easy for those coming behind us, but in so doing, we are removing the availability of those lessons that they can only learn when the conditions of hardships are present. Parents who fit this mold used to be called helicopter parents - always hovering over their child to make sure things are perfect...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The Supreme Court hands a huge victory to the youth of America by upholding the Tennessee law which bans harmful gender treatment for minors. Tennessee’s law, states that health care providers are prohibited from administering puberty blockers or hormones for the purpose of “enabling a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with...