U.S. History EPISODES

Staying with our history theme, in this MOJO Minute, we follow Cal Thomas's unique exploration of Sir John Glubb's thought-provoking article which turned into a book, America's Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers...and the Future of the United States.
Key Points from the Episode:
Does America have an expiration date of July 4, 2026?

Much like a individual patient has health markers indicating trend lines for their health, What are America's health markers--for the whole country...

In MM#91, we take a step back to ask why read? why read history? what's the point?

we answer this question with the help from Mike Duncans excellent work, The Storm Before The Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
Key Points from the Episode:
Is America following the same trend lines as the Roman Republic before it fell?

Duncan provides a compelling list of why the Roman Republic fell

Cicero's EPIC speech about the fall of the Republic

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In striving to live a flourishing life--whether as a person or a country--it requires answering the hard questions in truth. In MOJO Minute #90, we ask those hard questions of modern day China and why they have been allowed to host the 2022 Olympic games.

Key Points from the Episode:
2008's China is vastly different than 2022's China.

Four difficult questions that should have required answers before allowing China to continue to host these games.

Is the 2020 China Games a repeat of the 1936 N...

In this final MOJO Minute of the year, we examine America's record from a 50,000 foot level with Bill Bennett's America the Strong.

We ask the question, Is America good or bad?
And what is her record?

Key Points from the Episode:
Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States commented on

Thank you to my professors in Political Science and History who taught me how to think not what to think

8 great points on the American record

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PragerU video on Howard Zinn's history...

In this MOJO Minute, we look back in American History to that first miracle of Christmas 1776 and read from Thomas Paine in the American Crisis

Correction: the painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware resides in the West Wing of the White House, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was the painting I would refer to as a jumping off point to highlight the Christmas Miracle of 1776 not Washington Crossing the Delaware.

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The signing of the Declaration of Independence...

In this episode, we check out Calvin Coolidge's, our 30th President of the United States, most famous quote from his presidency which Amity Shales in her biography of Coolidge helps us to unpack.

Key Points from the Episode:
Why determination and persistence lead Coolidge all of his life?

There are many educated derelicts in the world

To live a focus and flourishing life no matter what the future brings

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