Today's American Minute

Tocqueville: on Christianity in America; Islam in Algeria; & his seemingly prophetic warning on how Americans will lose their Freedom - American Minute with Bill Federer

August 31, 2023 • Tocqueville: on Christianity in America; Islam in Algeria; & his seemingly prophetic warning on how Americans will lose their Freedom

Tocqueville: "Thus, the ruling power, having taken each citizen one by one into its powerful grasp ... spreads its arms over the whole of ... social life with a network of petty, complicated, detailed, and uniform rules ... It does not break men's wills but it does soften, bend, and control them ... It constantly opposes what actions they perform ..."

Money, Debt, "THE BANK WAR" & President Jackson vs. Nicholas Biddle - American Minute with Bill Federer

August 29, 2023 • "THE BANK WAR" & President Jackson vs. Nicholas Biddle • Debt • Money

President Andrew Jackson, whose wife died right before he took office, stated in a Protest Message to the Senate, April 15, 1834: "The Bank of the United States, a great moneyed monopoly, had attempted to obtain a renewal of its charter by controlling the elections of the people ... to control public opinion and force the Government to yield to its demands ...

Napoleon's conquests led to Latin America breaking from Spain & War of 1812; with British attacks, inciting Indians; Madison called for prayer- American Minute with Bill Federer

August 28, 2023 • inciting Indians; Madison called for prayer • Napoleonic conquests led to Latin America breaking from Spain & War of 1812; with British attacks

After winning the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon had himself made Emperor in 1804. At his coronation, he placed the crown on his own head, which was a public insult to the Pope who present, as previously the Pope crowned the Holy Roman Emperors. Napoleon then crowned his wife, Josephine, proclaiming her as empress.

The Fall of Rome: - Is History Repeating? - American Minute with Bill Federer

August 26, 2023 • The Fall of Rome: - Is History Repeating?

As Rome exhibited weakness, it experienced terrorist attacks. Attila the Hun, "The Scourge of God," attacked with an unstoppable army of a half-million warriors.

How Democracies & Republics Rise & Fall: A Crash Course on Plato's Republic - American Minute with Bill Federer

August 24, 2023 • How Democracies & Republics Rise & Fall: A Crash Course on Plato's Republic

"The constitutions of states are five." The FIVE STAGES are: "We count as one Royal and Aristocratical..." followed by Timocratical, Oligarchical, Democratical, Tyrannical.