The Importance of History — Or What to Say to People With Bad Ideas

This episode is our Independence Day episode: the Importance of History -- both teaching and knowing it. The ideas here were sparked by the new book by David Rubin: Confronting Radicals: What American Can Learn from Israel. So, I give a little book review. Then, I give many examples from real history that confront typical bad ideas that people often attempt to hoodwink us with. Fairly entertaining, I think. A good story often goes across better than an argument. Hope you enjoy. You may get the book here: https://www.shilohisraelchildren.org/about-us/shiloh-israel-press/confronting-radicals-what-america-can-learn-from-israel/ Shiloh Israel Children's Therapy Center : https://www.shilohisraelchildren.org/ BTW, at the party I was fortunate enough to be invited to, there was a reading, in full, of the Declaration of Independence. I thought that was very appropriate. I hope to adopt that custom. You might want to as well. More resources:  books on USA history https://shop.wallbuilders.com/   Notice that David Barton has the famous picture that I mentioned on his masthead. There are books for children and adults as well as video courses here : https://www.patriotacademy.com/ You may even find a live Biblical Citizenship course in your area. I recommend it.