E1806 - America at 250: The Declaration, the Constitution, and our Crisis of Democracy
Published: July 4, 2026
Duration: 3:55:58
Air Date: 7/4/2026
Today we examine what America has celebrated for 250 years and what it keeps refusing to look at. The Declaration promised government by the consent of the governed, but the Constitution protected slavery, concentrated power in elites, and left the definition of "the people" deliberately vague. Every generation inherits that same unresolved contradiction and has to address it for themselves.
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