Citizen Podcast

419 | Impossible Figures

On today’s episode, Dan discusses the similarities between Bill Knudsen, who ramped up military production during WW2, and Palmer Luckey of Anduril who’s trying to do the

418 | Guardians of the Future

In this episode, Dan discusses the inheritance of America and Western Civilization and our place and duty in the chain of possession throughout history. 

417 | Go Away and Think

In this episode, Dan discusses Chesterton’s Fence, the dilemma facing anyone examining an institution for reform, and runs three historical circumstances through the test

416 | A History of Conservatism Pt 4: The Fusion and the Fracture

In this episode, Dan discusses the creation of The National Review, the treaty between modern conservatives, and what happened when its mutual enemy was no longer availab

415 | A History of Conservatism Pt 3: Nothing to Conserve but a Revolution

In this third installment, Dan discusses American conservatism from Disraeli’s perspective: What will you conserve? What would Americans conserve if they had no history?

414 | A History of Conservatism Pt 2: Reform in Order to Conserve

In this episode, Dan continues the series on conservatism, this time focusing on Robert Peel, Benjamin Disraeli, and the arguments for and against conservatism in Victori

413 | A History of Conservatism Pt 1: The General Bank and the Capital

In this episode, Dan begins the discussion on conservatism and what means at its core by reviewing Burke’s contribution and many other personalities.

412 | No qualification of Birth

In this episode, Dan discusses the controversy surrounding the “Heritage American” moniker, what the Constitution says on the issue, and how the Fathers of American thoug

411 | Libertas vs Licentia

In this episode, Dan discusses what the Ancient Greeks thought about human liberty.  https://takeultra.com/

410 | The Elections Clause

In this episode, Dan discusses the SAVE Act and what the Founders thought about elections, particularly who should control them, the states or the federal government. 

409 | The Third Tyrant

In this episode, Dan discusses the Founders’ greatest fear - not a king, not an oligarchy, but a tyrannical mob.

408 | Soft Despotism

In this episode, Dan discusses Tocqueville’s warning about soft despotism and what happens to a society when men start allowing someone else- in this case, the State or t

407 | What is a Nation? 

In this episode, Dan discusses historical definitions of what a nation is, from Ancient Greece through the Founders, and applies the standard to our present situation to

406 | A Nation of Joiners

In this episode, Dan discusses Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, his thesis that America succeeded where others failed because of small associations, and his

405 | The Stoic Chain - Finale

In this episode, Dan discusses the entire Stoic Chain, where the Stoics eventually hit a wall, how the Stoic Chain shows up in the New Testament, and how Jesus became the

404 | The Stoic Chain - Kairos

In today’s episode, Dan discusses Kairos, the final element of the Stoic Chain, which tells us that frank information is good, but without the proper timing, it turns fro

403 | The Stoic Chain - Parrhesia

In today’s episode, Dan explores the third of the four elements of the Stoic Chain, Parrhesia, which states if people are indeed my tribe, my family, I owe them the frank

402 | The Stoic Chain - Sympatheia

In today’s episode, Dan explores the Stoic Chain principle Sympatheia, which states that the people who are my family, my tribe, always were and instead of forming those

401 | The Stoic Chain - Oikeiosis

In this episode, Dan begins a five-part series on the Stoic Chain: four ideas in a single argument about what your responsibility is to this world. The first, Oikeiosis,

400 | Running True

In this episode, Dan revisits Living with the Logos and Pattern in the Wood to discuss the four tenets of masculine character: moral clarity, strength, leadership, and sa