A country divided, where do we go from here? What should the role of government be? Why did the founding fathers set up the country and lay the guidelines they did for the country? Because they studied history. This series is about the history of how we got here, what we can learn along the way, and ways the government granted itself powers that might be unconstitutional. And what we the people can do about it.

In this episode:

• We need to understand history to understand our current predicament [2:00]

• How far back do we need to go to study? [5:00]

• A country divided - where do we go? [6:30]

• What should the job of government be? [7:30]

• Lessons from the ancients and their technology [18:00]

• What was America before? [24:00]

• “Civilized” societies of the last 12,000 years [28:00]

• Context for the founding fathers [31:00]

• The documents they left us explain the role of government [35:00]

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