Keeping Our Republic, part 3: Honor

19/07/2025 43 min Temporada 4 Episodio 11
Keeping Our Republic, part 3: Honor

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Episode Synopsis

We continue our series based on our 2010 book, Keeping Our Republic: Principles for a Political Reformation, by discussing the principle of honor and its application to contemporary politics. 
Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.
Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission.
Opening (0:53) - We discuss our summer vacations and the Red Sox’s great run of win heading into the All-Star break..
The Third Principle: Honor (4:12) - We discuss the difference between a statesman on the one hand, and three corruptions of the political idea: the demagogue, the office-seeker, and the Caesar. Link: Cook Political Report on competitive House seats.   
Restoring Honor (28:42) - We discuss the place of honor in an orderly society with help from Waller Newell’s book, The Code of Man. Links: Waller Newell, The Code of Man.
Tocqueville’s Crystal Ball (38:03) - We review our recent picks and make our predictions for The British Open. Links: WSJ on Tommy Fleetwood. 
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Matt Parks and David Corbin both taught politics at The King’s College in New York City and have written together on reviving American republicanism, The Federalist, and Democracy in America. All views expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of their present or former employers.