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And If Love RemainsEpisode 214 - The True History Of The Power Brothers with Joe Wolverton
In this gripping episode of "And If Love Remains," "Return to Liberty Podcast," and "Teacher of Liberty," host Mike Leavitt welcomes Joe Wolverton to discuss one of the most fascinating and overlooked stories in American history: the Power Brothers. The conversation explores the largest shootout in Arizona history, the socio-political dynamics of early 20th-century America, and the consequences of resisting government overreach. The hosts unpack the Power family’s saga, reflecting on rugged individualism, the overreach of federal power, and the lessons we can draw today. Don't miss this deep dive into history that resonates with our current struggles fo...
2024-12-271h 20
And If Love RemainsEpisode 199 - Joe Wolverton: Drinking From The SourceJoe Wolverton returns to And If Love Remains! @teacherofliberty
Joe's interview with Dr. Jonathon Scott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk4Xmiap3XQ
#liberty #education
2024-02-121h 05
The Teacher of Liberty PodcastThe Time Has ComeShall we hang together or shall we all hang separately? You won't want to miss this episode.
2023-11-0120 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 23: Is It Salt or Sugar?There is no way we recover our liberty if we do not learn its value. And there is no way we learn its value unless we read those books where that value is revealed. We have allowed the tyrants to control what we learn and they have substituting salt for sugar in the recipe and we've just come to tolerate the taste. We aren't educated anymore. We're merely moved through a system that serves to teach us unquestioning obedience to strangers. Unfortunately, when it comes to school, our parents reward us for obeying the strangers and the strangers get...
2023-09-1431 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 22: Marathon and the Tooth That Changed the Course of HistoryThe Battle of Marathon is the reason you speak English, have representative government, and are free to worship according to the dictates of your own conscience. You owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Callimachus, Miltiades, and the rest of the unnamed Athenian soldiers who bravely stood in defense of their (and YOUR) life, liberty, and property. That small stretch of beach is a tiny hinge upon which the whole of history swung and it swung in our favor FOR SURE! #battleofmarathon #history #ancientgreece #ancienthistory #joewolverton #teacherofliberty #marathon #persia #persianwars #darius #callimachus #athens #greece #tyranny #truehistory #miltiades #sparta #immortals...
2023-09-1250 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 21: Demosthenes: Previous Upload Cut Off EarlyDemosthenes: a young man that would not shut up and sit down. He was not about to let a weak voice and a stammer keep him from rousing his spirit and raising his voice in defense of the liberty of his country. This guy is one of my favorites. Cicero makes you want to applaud, Demosthenes makes you want to grab a sword! A lot of y'all ain't gonna like this one very much, but it's my podcast and I'm fixing to call 'em like I see 'em. And I won't be apologizing, so don't come at me. Demosthenes...
2023-09-071h 40The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 21: Demosthenes: ”Rouse Your Spirit”Demosthenes: a young man that would not shut up and sit down. He was not about to let a weak voice and a stammer keep him from rousing his spirit and raising his voice in defense of the liberty of his country. This guy is one of my favorites. Cicero makes you want to applaud, Demosthenes makes you want to grab a sword! A lot of y'all ain't gonna like this one very much, but it's my podcast and I'm fixing to call 'em like I see 'em. And I won't be apologizing, so don't come at me. Demosthenes...
2023-09-0755 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 20: All About the BenjaminsOn this day in 1774, the First Continental Parliament met in Philadelphia. NO, IT DIDN'T! But do you know WHY it's called "congress" and not "parliament?" You're fixing to find out! Emmerich de Vattel's Law of Nations was carried around by every member of the Continental Congress, according to Benjamin Franklin. Why? Why would guys from one nation need a book about international law? Hmmmm. What does Emmerich de Vattel have to do with calling it Congress and not Parliament? EVERYTHING! Perhaps more than any episode to date, today's episode will make it VERY CLEAR why the things that I...
2023-09-051h 03The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 19: Tully and the TyrantsCicero telling off the tyrants, regardless of their party. Cicero delivered his first Philippic (named after the speeches of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedon) on September 2, 44 B.C. and it was straight SAVAGE! He not only calls out Mark Antony for all his crimes against the people, the republic, and the constitution, but he tells the senators that by doing nothing to stop him they are just as much to blame as he is. Marcus Tullius Cicero. The Founding Fathers quoted Cicero all the time and more often than not they called him Tully (an anglicized) version of his...
2023-08-311h 36The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 18: Will There Be Mourners at the Funeral?Hannibal. Carthage. Rome. Hamilcar Barca. Second Punic War. Battle of Saguntum. Battle of Lake Trasimene. Battle of Canae. Battle of Zama. Scipio. Quintus Fabius. Fabian. Delay. George Washington the "American Fabius." Elephants. Unladen African elephants. Laden African elephants. Donner and Blitzen. Thunder and lightning. Crepes. Pancakes. Alps. Really? Over the Alps? Huh. Well, that won't end well. Or will it? (dum, dum, dum). Dictator. Altar. You win battles, but you don't know how to use your victories. Cartagena. Hasrubal. It's only important if it hurts you. You'll only complain when YOUR liberty is taken, ignoring it when its somebody...
2023-08-291h 05The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 17: You Know It, and I Know ItPLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SHARE THIS! THIS IS THE EPISODE THAT NEEDS TO GO VIRAL! I don't say that lightly and if you know me, you know I don't boast about my own stuff, but this video is the one to share and put it EVERYWHERE! NOW! I zigged when I was about to zag, y'all. You'll want to put on your seat belts, put your trays away, and put your seats in the upright position, because I'm fixing to GO OFF! This is Cato's Letter No. 42 explained just the way I used to do it in my classes. Well...
2023-08-251h 03The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 16: It’s Just That SimpleIf you watch this video to the end, you will know more about the formation of the Constitution, the history of its creation, the intended function of the federal government, and the correct constitutional relationship between the federal government and the states than any professor of history or law or Constitution in the country! Easy! There is no need more urgent than the need to know the true history of the origin of the Constitution, the intended function of the federal government, and the correct constitutional relationship between the federal government and the states. Here is the clearest, most...
2023-08-221h 07
And If Love RemainsEpisode 171 - Freedom Of SpeechWe have the Teacher of Liberty, Joe Wolverton to continue our conversation about Cato's Letters. We take on Letter number 15, the subject is free speech!
https://www.youtube.com/@teacherofliberty
https://muckrack.com/joe-wolverton/articles
#freespeech #1stamendment #1A #liberty #truehistory #americanhistory #britishhistory #britain #revolution #naturalrights #joerogan
2023-08-1837 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 15: We Are ALL Being PLAYED!Once again, Uncle Joey back with a story you've never heard. A story that as soon as you hear it you'll understand why you've never heard it. This is the story of Pisistratus, the Men of the Hills, the Men of the Plains, and the Men of the Coast. Political parties that formed in Athens after Solon wrote their constitution. You will see how there is a one group that never seems to suffer from the riots, the plagues, the protests, the damage to property, the fires, the crime. And you'll find out who they are and how they're...
2023-08-1757 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 14: The Words THEY Don’t Want You to HearWith all due apologies to John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, I am replacing the last episode with this one. That last one was just unwatchable, y'all, and those boys deserve more than that. Trenchard and Gordon's Cato's Letters were the "dress rehearsal for the Revolution" and there is NO WAY I would be forgiven for my transgression against them had I not rerecorded the episode devoted to them. Trenchard and Gordon were more often quoted by the Founding Generation than John Locke, but you would never know that. After you watch this episode, you'll understand why Cato's Letters will...
2023-08-151h 01The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 13: The Glorious and Charming SoundNot an ironic title, but certainly coincidentally funny! I am so sorry about the audio. It's fixed now, though, and guys, the message in this episode brought to you by Trenchard and Gordon is straight FIRE! These guys do not miss and I hope you don't miss this episode. Cato's Letters were found in more libraries than John Locke and were reprinted in every colonial newspaper. There would have been no War of Independence if our Founding Fathers hadn't read John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon's Cato's Letters as children. That is a FACT! One historian said that for our...
2023-08-101h 04The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 12: We Didn’t Start the FireOver 2,300 years ago Aristotle warned us how republics are silently and slowly destroyed from the inside. You will NOT believe how accurately Aristotle predicted our own day! Book V of his Politics reads like it was written today. We must learn from Aristotle's warnings so that we can restore our liberty and return our country to the foundation of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence before it is too late. #aristotle #politics #aristotlephilosophy #ancientgreece #ancientgreekphilosophy #history #constitution #teacherofliberty #joewolverton #foundingfathers #conspiracy #athens #greek #liberty #influencesonthefoundingfathers #politicalparties #tyranny
2023-08-081h 00The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 11: It’s Time to TCB and RGC!Ever heard of a good dictator? You're about to! Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, known to history as Cincinnatus, was a dictator of Rome. Oh, and a farmer. A poor farmer. Watch this episode and learn why our Founding Fathers studied the history of Rome and how it's obvious in their character that they knew and admired Cincinnatus. Would you be willing to walk away from absolute power if it was willingly offered to you? I hope now you know why George Washington is called "The American Cincinnatus." Use that little factoid at your next cocktail party. Impress somebody. Some nerd...
2023-08-0334 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 10: Are We THAT Crazy?In Federalist 46 James Madison said Americans would NEVER be crazy enough to elect tyrants and to not only elect them, but to send them money so they could keep oppressing us. Um... about that. Fortunately, Mr. Madison in Federalist 46 gave us a plan of resistance that will enable us to force the federal beast back inside its constitutional cage! (TM) If you're tired of hearing people talk about the problems, but never offering solutions, this is the podcast for you, my friend! #history #federalistpapers #jamesmadison #federalist46 #truehistory #constitution #foundingfathers #Madison #ratification #constitutionalcrisis #federalism #states #10a #stategoverment #tyranny #tyrants
2023-08-011h 02The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 9: Forgotten Founding FatherYou are NOT going to want to miss this one, guys! St. George Tucker is a forgotten Founding Father and a man whose life and example are beyond compare. Start reading his book View of the Constitution of the United States and you will IMMEDIATELY discover why THEY don't want you reading his book! St. George Tucker. This month is his 271st birthday, so celebrate by reading his stuff. You can get his book free online from Liberty Fund. #forgottenfoundingfather #foundingfathers #stgeorgetucker #stgeorge #tuckersofvirginia #collegeofwilliamandmary #williamandmary #constitution #truehistory #law #bermuda #famouspeoplefrombermuda #stgeorgetucker #tucker #tenthamendment #10A #secondamendment #2A #battleofyorktown #battleofguilfordcourthouse...
2023-07-281h 21The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 8: The Sound of SilenceThese are a couple of stories I guarantee you've never heard (unless you're my former student). You will NOT want to skip this one. Trust old Uncle Joey. These stories will CHANGE.YOUR.LIFE! Today. Yep. Today you'll be better than you were yesterday. #history #truehistory #quaker #agrarian #china #ancientchina #farming #silence #quotesaboutsilence
2023-07-2553 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 7: This is Sparta!Sparta. Sparta. Sparta. This is the show you've all been waiting for! Sparta, Lycurgus, Thermopylae, the 300, all the things that are Sparta. Even spartan things. Should I be laconic about Sparta? Virtue, valor. That was Sparta. All things Spartan in this episode. Plutarch and Polybius together give us a very clear and complete picture of Lycurgus and Sparta and simplicity and virtue and becoming good little by little and loving simplicity and hating luxury. Too much luxury makes you lazy and too much laziness makes you sick in body and mind. Ah, Sparta. Where have you gone? Did I...
2023-07-201h 52The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 6: ”Feel My Pulse”Algernon Sidney. Algernon Sidney. Algernon Sidney. Algernon Sidney. OK, so I guess you know who this episode is about: Algernon Sidney! I call him Colonel Sidney (he was a colonel in the English army and I'm the son of a soldier, so I do that out of respect). You can call him Uncle Algy or whatever you want, just put some respect on his name! He is one of the men who most influenced our Founding Fathers. Algernon Sidney so profoundly influenced our Founding Fathers that they used to have memorials every year remembering his execution and at one...
2023-07-181h 08The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 5: Unicorn Tears and the Founding FathersThe use of a commonplace book is one of the key ingredients in the recipe for a more productive, persuasive, and prosperous life. I know it is hard to believe that something like a commonplace book ("It's just a notebook, Joey!") can truly transform so many areas of your life, but it can. It has changed my life and it changed the life of our Founding Fathers, and it changed the lives of so many of the great people in history. Keeping a commonplace book is a significant part of any true classical education. Classical education cannot genuinely be...
2023-07-131h 01The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 4: I GUARANTEE You’ve Never Heard ThisIs America a democracy? Is America a republic? Is America Atlantis? Is Atlantis underneath the pyramids? Of all the rights protected by the Constitution, there is only ONE THING that is guaranteed. People love saying "We're a republic" and "We're not a democracy, we're a republic." Both of those statements are WRONG! And that's not my opinion (my opinion doesn't matter), that's the plain text of the Constitution! Do y'all know how much freer we'd be if people actually READ the Constitution they claim to revere and actually READ the Federalist Papers they snatch quotations from? Imagine everybody knowing...
2023-07-1149 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 3: Education or Seduction?What makes me such an expert? I not only read all the books, I wrote some of them! I almost became a college dropout after ONE WEEK! Why the sweater vest? Education: What it is SUPPOSED to be. Education: What is IS. Lead out vs. Lead away Education vs. Seduction Latin roots What does "school" mean? Classical education Who runs school and why do they do it so poorly? School at the time of the Founding Fathers Founding Fathers education Have we been taught WHAT to think or HOW to think? What do we do about teachers who aren't...
2023-07-0746 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 2: Lives, Fortunes, and Sacred HonorEvery one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence knew months before they met at the Second Continental Congress that just by showing up they were committing treason. They knew the brutal and inhumane punishment that was waiting for them if their effort to break away from Britain were to fail. But guess what: THEY DID NOT CARE! These weren't men who could be frightened by some feckless little "king" or his tyrannical proclamation. No. These were MEN, men who knew that every generation must pay the price of freedom and it was their turn. They did not...
2023-07-0424 min
And If Love RemainsEpisode 159 - Patrick Henry with The Teacher of LibertyJoe Wolverton: The Teacher of Liberty and Mike discuss the great Patrick Henry and his impact on the American Revolution.
#liberty #patrickhenry #4thofjuly
youtube.com/@teacherofliberty
https://thenewamerican.com/clash-of-the-titans-patrick-henry-and-james-madison-and-the-virginia-ratifying-convention-of-1788/
https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2019/07/10/patrick-henry-if-this-be-treason
2023-07-031h 05The Teacher of Liberty PodcastEpisode 1: Don’t Call It A Comeback!Guess who's back... back again. Joey's back. Tell a friend! Tell all your friends! The Founding Fathers like you’ve never known them! What government did they INTEND to create and where did they get the idea? This ain't like the old podcast, guys. This is all new and, of course, ALL TRUE! Come be a part of the new generation of Sons of Liberty! This is where you’ll find the truth behind not only WHAT is in the Constitution, but WHY those things are in there. You’ll learn how our Founding Fathers became the great men they w...
2023-06-2936 min
Tree of Liberty Society Radio17th Amendment - Revolution to Destroy LibertyAuthor, teacher, constitutional expert Joe Wolverton, JD joins us to talk about the 17th amendments attack on our liberty, the voice of the states and what we can do to restore liberty.What Degree of Madness https://amzn.to/3fWBBpW Teacher of Liberty https://www.facebook.com/TheTeacherofLiberty/https://teacherofliberty.comJoin Tree of Liberty https://treeoflibertysociety.com/membership/Get text updates from the Tree of liberty Society by texting LIBERTY to 833-659-2267Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgGgDxD8rw2Sl1...
2022-07-1232 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastLies, Hypocrisy, and Blasphemy: All In A Day’s DespotismThe word “pandemic” is a word with a meaning and knowing that meaning might help clear up some confusion about our current situation.
The president was sworn in today. I’ll examine the unusual atmosphere at that ceremony, as well as discuss details of the presidential oath of office.
2021-01-2028 min
And If Love RemainsEpisode 38 - The Founders Recipe: A Lively Discussion With Dr. Joe WolvertonWhat did the Founding Fathers have in mind when they conceived of a land of liberty? Why were they willing to do what they did, pledging their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor for the cause of Independence? How do we draw on that spirit again? This is some of what we discuss today with my friend, D. Joe Wolverton.
website:
www.teacherofliberty.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIG6EvCd3gJVHt7C1qodYnA
The Founders Recipe:
website:
www.teacherofliberty.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIG6EvCd3gJVHt7C1qodYnA
What Degree Of Madness:
The Founders Rec...
2020-12-261h 05The Teacher of Liberty PodcastThe Election is Over! Right?If you want a republic, you have to have reliable, trustworthy elections, otherwise, you have some other kind of government with people PRETENDING to live in a republic.
Which is it?
2020-11-1008 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastOath of Office: Don't Bring God into Your Tyranny, Mr. President!In this episode I examine the historical origin of the presidential oath of office and I explain why our Founding Fathers made sure that no president would have to swear an oath to God.
Then, I go over the difference between "swear" and "affirm."
Finally, why swearing is probably not a good idea for modern presidents.
2020-10-0919 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastWho Would the Founding Fathers Vote For? Here's the Surprising Answer!Whether this is your first time voting or you voted for Nixon, this episode will help you view the upcoming elections in a brand new light: the light of history.
Using the books that the Founding Fathers read, I reveal the standard they used for deciding who was worthy of their vote.
2020-08-2509 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastFlus and Freedom: How Governments in History Have Dealt with Deadly PlaguesWe aren't taught true history any more so most of us aren't aware that there have been pandemics throughout history and we can learn A LOT about what our government is doing and WHY by studying those past plagues and the government policies that followed them.
2020-08-2209 min
Defending Utah Radio17th Amendment - Revolution to Destroy LibertyAuthor, teacher, constitutional expert Joe Wolverton, JD joins us to talk about the 17th amendments attack on our liberty, the voice of the states and what we can do to restore libertyBuy tickets to our event, "Prophets & the Constitution" https://constitutiondvd.com/What Degree of Madness https://amzn.to/3fWBBpW Teacher of Liberty https://www.facebook.com/TheTeacherofLiberty/https://teacherofliberty.comSign up for our email list https://mailchi.mp/defendingutah/signupBecome a member of Defending Utah http://www.defendingutah.org/page/membershipVENMO: @Defending-Utah
2020-08-2032 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastIs Kamala Harris A Natural Born Citizen?In light of Joe Biden's age and health, his vice-presidential pick, Kamala Harris, could assume the office of president. Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution requires the president be a natural born citizen of the United States. Everybody knows that, but it seems that nobody knows what that means. I explain it from a historical and constitutional perspective.
SHOW NOTES:
Emer de Vattel's Law of Nations: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/vattel-the-law-of-nations-lf-ed
St. George Tucker's View of the Constitution of the United States: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/tucker-view-of-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-with-selected-writings
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2020-08-1310 minThe Teacher of Liberty PodcastDo We Always Have to Obey the Law?Must we always obey the law or is there ever a time when we must resist it?
Does every act of a legislator, governor, or president qualify as "the law?"
If not, how can we know the difference?
In this episode, I reveal the definition of "the law" and when we should obey and we must resist!
2020-08-1006 min
And If Love RemainsEpisode 16 - What Degree Of Madness? Author and Mentor Dr. Joe WolvertonA timely and important conversation with my friend Joe Wolverton.
website:
www.teacherofliberty.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIG6EvCd3gJVHt7C1qodYnA
What Degree Of Madness:
https://www.amazon.com/What-Degree-Madness-Madisons-America/dp/1947660306#:~:text=Amazon.com%3A%20What%20Degree%20of,.%2C%20Boldin%2C%20Michael%3A%20Books
A thoughtful and sincere communicator, Joe Wolverton holds a B.A. in Political Science from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from the University of Memphis. Mr. Wolverton is a Featured Speaker on Nullify Now! and a Featured Contributor to The New American, where he writes on the Constitution, states' r...
2020-07-2356 min
The Teacher of Liberty PodcastTyrants Always Disarm the People They Plan to EnslaveThe Second Amendment was added to the Constitution so that the descendants of the Founding Fathers would never be able to be conquered by a tyrant.
2020-02-1715 min
The Teacher of Liberty PodcastWould the Founding Fathers Be Killing Foreign Leaders?I reveal the sources of the Founders' beliefs on when war and assassination was justified. It will surprise you.
2020-02-1727 min
The Teacher of Liberty PodcastHow Do We Restore Liberty? Make America STATES Again!In Federalist 46, James Madison identifies the weapons we need to challenge the federal tyrants and force the federal beast back inside its constitutional cage.
In this episode I cover this critical information and I promote my new book on the subject: What Degree of Madness: Madison's Method to Make America STATES Again.
2020-02-1729 min