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3.5 – NAT-UH-OH!

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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was created to stand up against the USSR. It’s been around for nearly seventy years, but most US citizens don’t know that much about it.

Neither do Kevon and Phil, but they’re trying! Here’s a tiny bit on NATO and how the President’s views on this could be an issue for the Russia investigation. Also, you can consider this a prelude to an EU/Brexit episode.

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Episode Resources
NATO – Wikipedia
Trump on NATO funding: Still misleading after months of fact checks – WP
Donald Trump mischaracterizes NATO change and his role in it – PolitiFact
Here’s how US defense spending stacks up against the rest of the world – CNBC

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2.4 – The Other Five Out of Ten (Bill of Rights)

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This episode was lost, and then recovered but not without some loss of audio quality and content. We knew we wouldn’t be able to re-record, so we decided to release it as we best we could and fill in the content gaps later. We apologize and thank you for your patience.

Back for round two of the Bill of Rights? So are Kevon and Phil! Let’s get constitutional!

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Mentioned in the Episode
Bill of Rights | Cornell Law/LII
BillofRights.org

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2.3 – Five Out of Ten (Bill of Rights)

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As Kevon and Phil continue to work through the basics of the US, they turn their attention to the first five of the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, commonly known as the “Bill of Rights.”

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Mentioned in the Episode
Bill of Rights | Cornell Law/LII
BillofRights.org

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2.2 – Anti-Federalism Dies Hard

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Who’s tired of all the bickering and mudslinging going on between the two parties? How about we spend some time away from the political fray and go back in time…to talking about two different parties and their bickering?! Join Kevon and Phil for 20 minutes of Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists in the fight over the nature of power and governance in our nation.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists

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2.1 – European Philosophy in US History

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It’s here! Season 2 has arrived, and we’re going to go back to our roots and look at the basics of the US Constitution by actually using the curriculum that Phil and Kevon use in their classrooms. This week, we cover European philosophy of the Enlightenment era while also touching on the governing structures of ancient Rome and ancient Greece.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Hobbes (Of “Calvin and” fame)

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