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WEEK OF JUNE 30, 2025
** This Week on America’s Founding
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** Twelve Reflections on Freedom—Twelve More to Come
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This July marks the halfway point of our A Call to Liberty initiative, which strives to reawaken interest in the Declaration of Independence ahead of its 250th anniversary in July 2026. Over the past year, we have produced a rich array of content exploring not only the American Founding but also enduring themes such as liberty versus tyranny, education, economics, law, and philosophy. With one year remaining in this historic countdown, we look forward to deepening the conversation and illuminating the timeless principles of our founding.
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** How should we recognize and look back on the Founding era?
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** “We have it in our power to begin the world over again…. The birthday of a new world is at hand, and a race of men, perhaps as numerous as all Europe contains, are to receive their portion of freedom from the events of a few months.” —Thomas Paine ([link removed])
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As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence next year, this 249th commemoration invites reflection on the principles at the heart of the American Founding. It is a moment to pause and consider whether the principles that inspired the American Founding still resonate today in light of modern reinterpretations and shifting priorities. This week’s featured publications and resources offer a chance to engage seriously with the ideas that shaped 1776 and to ask what role they can—and should—play in sustaining a free society today.
** Articles
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** A River Fed By Many Streams ([link removed])
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Wilfred M. McClay, A Call to Liberty ([link removed])
McClay reflects on the diverse intellectual influences that shaped the Declaration of Independence, underscoring the enduring strength and appeal of the document.
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** Remembering the Revolution ([link removed])
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Richard Alan Ryerson, Law & Liberty ([link removed])
If Americans are to fully honor the true legacy of the Revolution, some substantial redirection of how we remember and interpret it will be needed.
** The Theory of Moral Sentiments as a Field Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness ([link removed])
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Sarah Morgan Smith, Adam Smith Works ([link removed])
To truly grasp the Founders’ vision of the pursuit of happiness, one must explore how Adam Smith’s moral philosophy and civic virtue shaped America’s founding experiment.
** The Founders’ Vision ([link removed])
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Brenda M. Hafera, Law & Liberty ([link removed])
Reducing American independence to material grievances risks the same error as modern theorists who see the Founders' vision as mere economics.
** What Americans Miss about the Declaration of Independence ([link removed])
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James R. Rogers, Law & Liberty ([link removed])
Those who profit by stripping liberty of its moral foundation would have the most to lose if Americans began to see the Declaration as more than a manifesto of unlimited rights.
** Understanding Jefferson: Slavery, Race, and the Declaration of Independence ([link removed])
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Hans Eicholz, Peter S. Onuf, Susan Love Brown, Lucas E. Morel, and Hannah Spahn, The Online Library of Liberty ([link removed])
A true understanding of Jefferson in his time is key to grasping the principles of the American Founding.
** Podcasts
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** Yuval Levin on A Time to Build ([link removed])
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Yuval Levin and Russ Roberts, EconTalk ([link removed])
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** The American Revolution and the Pamphlet Debate ([link removed])
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Gordon Wood and Richard Reinsch, The Law & Liberty Podcast ([link removed])
** Videos
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** Niall Ferguson and the Lessons of History ([link removed])
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Niall Ferguson and Mitch Daniels, The Future of Liberty ([link removed])
In this episode of The Future of Liberty, Ferguson and Daniels discuss a wide range of topics including the renewal of the U.S. national spirit and American innovation and entrepreneurship.
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** Jack P. Greene on the Pamphlet Project ([link removed])
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Liberty Fund, A Call to Liberty ([link removed])
“The Pamphlet Debate” on the American Question in Great Britain, 1764-1776, selected by Jack Greene, sheds light on how the British viewed the American colonies’ struggle for independence.
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