Continuing the discussion of Ben Franklin's 13 Virtues Mr. Palumbo discusses concepts like Justice, Cleanliness and Frugality. However seeing that Mr. Palumbo is an obscure Social Studies teacher and not a Health teacher we do want to mention that Chastity is also mentioned so listener discretion is advised. 

Ben Franklin was one of America's Founding Fathers and a bit of an 18th century celebrity. He was a man known for his many vices and yet even he strove for virtue. In his autobiography Franklin explains that after stumbling into his local church one Sunday he was inspired to attempt "moral perfection" by living out 13 virtues. What is a virtue? What virtues made Franklin's list? Why aren't we concerned with being virtuous today? All this and more on today's episode. 

On this Motivational Monday episode Mr. Palumbo talks about how most young people lack basic problem solving skills and have no self-reliance because they're too dependent on technology.

Continuing our "what is?" series we ask the question: What is a recession? With all the talk about whether the US is heading for a recession it would be good to know just what exactly that is? Is it a bad thing? Are there benefits to a recession? How does a recession relate to the business cycle? All this and more...

On this first Motivational Monday of the year (in May) Mr. Palumbo has a message for parents fighting the good fight. Life is about expectations, consequences and merit. Because of this all parents should place expectations on their kids and there should also be consequences in relation to breaking those expectations. Why? Because that's how life works. If your child (especially teenager) hates you or thinks you're the worst...that probably means you're doing something right. A parent's job is to parent not be a hip, cool friend. 

On a special Friday episode we continue our analysis into the First Amendment and the importance of free speech with a look at Freedom of the Press. What do we do about crazy stories, lies and rogue journalism? According to Alexis de Tocqueville....nothing! That and much more check it out.

What is free speech and why is it so important to a free society? Your favorite obscure social studies teacher comes with a soapbox a littler larger than normal on this episode of the Professor Liberty Podcast as we continue to learn about the first amendment to the Bill of Rights.  

Because Russia and Ukraine keep pushing this series to the side, Mr. Palumbo will address a question he received about sanctions, but then undeterred, he jumps right into the first component of the Bill of Rights, freedom of religion. Enjoy!

Why did Russian invade Ukraine? Putin claims it's NATO's provoked expansion. What is NATO? Continuing the "what is?" series Mr. Palumbo attempts to give some historical context to what is happening in Ukraine. 

How do you give just enough power to a central government that allows it to properly function without sacrificing liberty? That was the question the Framers of the Constitution struggled with in 1787. Ultimately its through compromise between the two major groups that brought us what we now call the Bill of Rights.