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October 28, 2026
Title: IS THERE HOPE FOR AMERICA?
Topic: America Founded as a Christian Nation
Discussed by Lawrence Reed
with Lawrence Reed (LawrenceWReed.com)
Part 1 of 3
The younger generation has been taught that America was built on greed and oppression. Is this far from the truth?
Larry Reed is one of the most widely-read voices in the American liberty movement. He spent 21 years as President of the
Mackinac Center for Public Policy, followed by nearly 11 years as President of the
Foundation for Economic Education.
His writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The American Spectator, The Washington Examiner, and
Christian Science Monitor, among many others.
He has authored or co-authored more than 2,000 columns and eight books. His latest book, “Born of Ideas: How Principles, Faith, and Courage Forged America”,
can be found
here.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Was America birthed on the ideas of principles, faith, and courage? Larry discusses the
Mayflower Compact.
The founding of America was a revolution of ideas and faith before it was ever a war. Does that distinction still matter?
Do many Christians not realize that early settlers sought religious liberty in the New World?
Did our Founders state that our rights come from a Creator, not a majority vote?
What makes the American Revolution different from other revolutions that overthrew their governments?
Larry explains the purpose of a government and the right that people in America have to overthrow the government if it stops serving them.
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Title: Part 2 of 3: IS THERE HOPE FOR AMERICA?
Topic: America Founded as a Christian Nation
Discussed by Lawrence Reed
with Lawrence Reed (LawrenceWReed.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Larry Reeds starts America’s story in 1620, not 1776 nor 1619. Why?
Why does Larry include lesser-known people in his latest book? And who are those
people? Larry discusses several people from Poland who were instrumental in
shaping in America.
Is America a true melting pot?
How can we celebrate the Declaration of Independence’s claim that “all men are
created equal” when slavery existed in the same place and at the same time?
Larry reminds us that context and history are important…
Why does Larry claim that liberty and character are two sides of the same coin?
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Title: Part 3 of 3: IS THERE HOPE FOR AMERICA?
Topic: America Founded as a Christian Nation
Discussed by Lawrence Reed
with Lawrence Reed (LawrenceWReed.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why has Larry focused his career on the concept of liberty? Larry
believes that too many people have never known true liberty and that actually
makes him very, very sad. So, he is dedicated to share the possibility of
liberty to everyone.
Are George Orwell’s 1984 predictions coming true?
Is Larry optimistic or worried for the future of America?
Click here to order a copy of
one of Larry’s many books.
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March 7, 2013
Title: What’s UP With the Sequester?
Topic: Sequestration
Discussed by Lawrence Reed
with Lawrence Reed (LawrenceWReed.com)
Part 1 of 2
What is
“sequestration” anyway? Well, in case you’re wondering, it has
nothing to do with horses…
Sequestration, which first appeared in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Deficit
Reduction Act of 1985, is the fiscal policy procedure adopted by Congress to
deal with the federal budget deficit.
In other words, the sequestration is the cancellation of budgetary resources, or
an automatic form of spending cutbacks.
Now, what does that mean for us? Listen to the following
easy-to-understand-explanation by guest Lawrence Reed with
www.fee.org.
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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Sequestration
Discussed by Lawrence Reed
with Lawrence Reed (LawrenceWReed.com)
Reed says this of
the sequester situation currently grabbing headlines: “The sequester is a
stunning example of the failure of Washington, the White House in particular, to
come to grips with the most pressing problem facing the country: out of control
government spending.”
Listen in as he explains….
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