An Echo of Tyranny

An Echo of Tyranny

Founding Fictions by Elle Van Gundy
S1 · E1
Nov 10, 2025
12:11

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Does the modern US government mirror the "tyranny" of King George? This episode uses the Declaration's grievances as a lens, comparing "swarms of officers" and "taxation without consent" to today's administrative state and executive power. We explore the Founders' constitutional "antidote" and the one thing Washington warned could destroy it all: the "spirit of party."

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Constitution
Founding fathers
Bill of Rights

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