Pope Leo and Trump, Iran War updates, and Ketanji Brown Jackson

America Turns 250

Happy Independence Day to everyone! This episode celebrates the spirit of independence. From the declaration, to Frederick Douglass, to Abraham Lincoln, to the present day, the American experiment continues. We should not take this for granted. Show Notes: Declaration of Independence: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript Frederick Douglass What to the Slave is the 4th of July? https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/frederick-douglass-what-to-the-slave-is-the-fourth-of-july-1852 Gettysburg Address: https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm Trump v Barbara: https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/trump-v-barbara/

Redistricting, Trump on our money, and MAHA vaccine recommendations

This episode of Civics Over Politics explores the ongoing mid-decade redistricting, Trump’s image and likeness all over official things, and MAHA’s “gold standard” science insanity. Show Notes: Louisiana Redistricting: https://apnews.com/article/congress-redistricting-voting-rights-louisiana-1b02199b18bad2efe259a24f5e3278bf Pediatric Flu Deaths: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7436a2.htm

Race and American History

On this 20th episode of the Civics Over Politics podcast, the show takes an introspective look at how race has played a role in American history. Special attention is paid to the massive resistance of the newly enshrined civil rights in the 1950s and 1960s. We close the show with yet another travel recommendation, as summer is coming soon and it's the vacation season. Show Notes: Robert E. Lee's Letter: https://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/saxon/servlet/SaxonServlet?source=/xml_docs/valley_news/newspaper_catalog.xml&style=/xml_docs/valley_news/news_cat.xsl&level=edition&paper=rv&year=1869&month=09&day=03&edition=rv1869/va.au.rv.1869.09.03.xml Little Rock Central High School Timeline: https://www.nps.gov/chsc/learn/historyculture/timeline.htm University of Mississippi and James Meredeth https://npg.si.edu/blog/september-30-1962-james-meredith-university-mississippi The Southern Manifesto- "Declaration of Constitutional Prinicples": https://www.crmvet.org/docs/560312_southern_manifesto.pdf

Politics and Religion

Show Notes: This episode of Civics Over Politics explores the connections between politics and religion, from the Roman Empire to the present day. The show closes with another travel recommendation. Last week's suggested destination was the St. Francois Mountain region in Missouri. Constantine the Great: https://ehistory.osu.edu/biographies/flavius-valerius-constantinus-constantine-great John Courtney Murray on Pluralism: https://library.georgetown.edu/woodstock/murray/whtt_intro_1958a

Identity Politics

Not the cable news version, but a take on the dominant identity politics of our era. Plus a travel recommendation.