The Matthew J. Ryan Center: Where Civic and Liberal Education Meet

By: Mike Sabo At the heart of the Matthew J. Ryan Center at Villanova University is an unabashed love of America and an open acknowledgement of its greatness, says director Steven F. McGuire. The Ryan Center, he notes, was founded to take seriously American history, traditions, and principles and to promote the study of free societies more […]

The Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy Delivers a Civic Education

By: Mike Sabo Civic education should supply “what students need to know to be participants in American public life,” says University of Virginia professor James W. Ceaser. But that goal is not being met at any educational level today. At the primary and secondary levels, Ceaser contends that civics mostly “isn’t being taught well or […]

Supreme Court Leak Poses ‘Grave Threat to our Republic’

On May 2, Politico published a draft majority opinion of the United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The draft reverses the landmark Roe v Wade, which found a federal constitutional right to an abortion. The resulting media frenzy and political explosion, including protests at Justices’ homes, proves exactly why the […]

Patriot Lessons: American History and Civics (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, etc.)
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      Washington Crosses the Delaware — A Christmas Tale of 1776 (re-release)

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      Thanksgiving - Origins, Meanings, Traditions, and Myths (Remastered)

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      Presidential Elections - The Electoral College, Origins & Development (remastered)

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      Presidential Assassinations, Resignations, and Disability - the 25th Amendment Revisited

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      Declaration of Independence & July 4th - Background, Recitation

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      Congress: Taxes & Taxing Power (Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution)

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      Memorial Day (re-release of remastered episode)

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      Lexington & Concord - The Shot Heard 'Round the World (re-release)

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      Congress: Enumerated Powers - The Foundation of the Constitution, Art. I, Section 8

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      Congress: Lawmaking, Bicameralism, Bills & Vetoes (Article I, Section 7)

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      Washington Crosses the Delaware — A Christmas Tale of 1776 (Re-Release)

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      Thanksgiving - Origins, Meanings, Traditions, and Myths (Re-Release 2023)

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      Congress: Taxation/Money Bills/Revenue/Origination Clause

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      Congress: Congressional Immunity & Prohibition from Plurality of Office Holding (article 1, section 6 of Constitution)

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      Congress - Pay, Salary, & Compensation - Constitution Article I Section 6

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      Declaration of Independence - Recitation & Background (2023)

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      Congressional Elections & Organization

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      Memorial Day - Origins, History & Meaning (Remastered)

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      Congressional Elections - Time, Place, and Manner; Meetings of Congress

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      Lexington & Concord - Shot Heard 'Round the World!

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      US Senate II - Elections, Qualifications, Vice President, Organization, & Impeachment Power

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      George Washington - Presidents Day Episode (Remastered)

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      US Senate - The Divisive & Decisive Clash over Elections, Voting & Terms

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      Washington Crosses the Delaware - A Christmas Tale of 1776 (remastered)

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      Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving - Origins, Meanings, Traditions, and Myths - (Remastered 2022)

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      Abraham Lincoln - An Interview

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      3/5 Clause & Taxes, Number of Representatives, Speaker of the House, & Impeachment - House of Representatives Part - Part 3 (Article I, Section 2)

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      July 4th, 1776 & the Declaration of Independence (slightly updated)

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      Memorial Day - Origins, History & Meaning (replay)

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      Three Fifths Clause, Census, Apportionment, House of Representatives - Part 2 (The Constitution Article 1, Section 2)

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      Congress - Two Houses & the House of Representatives - Part 1 (The Constitution Article 1, Section 1-2)

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      Washington Crosses the Delaware - A Christmas Tale of 1776

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      Common Defense, General Welfare & Blessings of Liberty

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      A More Perfect Union, Establishing Justice, and Ensuring Domestic Tranquility

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      Thanksgiving - Origins, Meanings, Traditions, and Myths

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      We the People - How the Constitution's Preamble Changed Everything

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      Constitutional Convention Convened - Demi-Gods Meet in Philadelphia

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      The Crisis - The Unraveling of America and Rights Threatened Post-Revolution

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      Articles of Confederation - Text and Remarkable Achievements

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      Articles of Confederation - Drafting & Ratification

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      9/11: September 11, 2001 and its aftermath 20 years later

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      Signers of the Declaration of Independence - Part 5

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      Signers of the Declaration of Independence - Part 4

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      Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence - Comparing Jefferson's draft to the final signed version

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      Signers of the Declaration of Independence - Part 3

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      Signers of the Declaration of Independence - Part 2

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      Free & Independent States - the Declaration of Independence

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      Signers of the Declaration of Independence - Part 1

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      Lives, Fortunes, & Sacred Honor - The pledge of the signers of the Declaration of Independence

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      Lexington & Concord - the Shot Heard 'Round the World - April 19, 1775

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      Petitions Rejected - A Tyrant Revealed and the People of Great Britain Exposed as Enemies

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      Slaves Revolts! American Indians, Convicts, & indentured Servants, plus Impressment

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      War! Plundering Seas, Burning Towns, & Hessian Mercenaries

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      Revoking Charters, Suspending Legislatures & Declaring Parliament Supreme

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      Time for Revolution - When a Long Train of Abuses Invariably Evinces a Design of Absolute Despotism

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      Juries suppressed, defendants shipped overseas, and the Canadian threat!

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      Presidential Inaugurations - the Constitution, oaths, history, traditions, and speeches

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      Impeachment Round 2 - The Extraordinary Second Impeachment of Donald Trump & the Constitution

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      25th Amendment - Death, incapacity, and removal of the President and Vice President

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      Taxation without representation & cutting off trade with the rest of the world

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      Quartering troops, mock trials, standing armies, military superiority, & pretended Parliamentary legislation

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      Immigration Halted, Justice & Judges Subverted, and Swarms of British Locusts (Remastered)

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      Invasions, convulsions, dissolving and fatiguing legislatures, and halting westward expansion.

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      Presidential Elections - The Electoral College, Origins & Development

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      Our Enemy the King; his despotic refusal to assent to our laws

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      Supreme Court Appointments - The Constitution, History, Tradition & Raw Politics

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      Labor Day - Origins, Purpose & Corruption of a True American Holiday - and Beer!

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      Revolution! The right to alter or abolish government.

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      Limited Government, Absolute Power, & Democratic Tyranny

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      The Social Compact - Key to a Just Government

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      The Pursuit of Happiness - An Unalienable Right

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      Liberty! An Unalienable Right

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      Riots, Protests, and Mobs! An American tradition.

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      Unalienable Right to Life

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      Unalienable Rights

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      COVID-19 Addendum: Michigan - Center of the Storm

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      COVID-19 - Can they really do that?

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      Equality

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      Self-Evident Truths

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      Nature and Nature’s God

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      George Washington

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      When in the course of human events

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      The introductory sentence of the Declaration of Independence - “The Unanimous Declaration . . . .”

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      Declaration of Independence - a full reading of the text - July 4th & Independence Day

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      Impeachment! History & Today

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      Welcome to our Preview Episode!

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      Patriot Lessons: American History and Civics (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, etc.) (Trailer)

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