FTA: How to Celebrate This Independence Day

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Original Air Date: 7/3/25 Before we grab a hotdog and head out to the 4th of July fireworks, we have to reflect on the current state of our country and ask ourselves, "is this really what the Founding Fathers would have wanted?" David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein discuss the significance of Independence Day, reflecting on the founding fathers and the current political landscape. They explore the challenges facing democracy today, including corruption, the impact of policies on everyday lives, the role of young voters in shaping the future and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.0	It's the holiday season,
0:46.8	which means it's time for celebration and reflection
0:49.0	on the passing of another year.
0:51.6	To celebrate here at the DSR Network,
0:53.9	we're bringing you some of our absolute best episodes from the past year and the last year. To celebrate here at the DSR Network, we're bringing you some of our absolute best episodes from the past year
0:57.9	as we celebrate the end of 2025.
1:01.4	We hope you enjoy.
1:08.1	Nine,
1:10.1	12, 10, 28, 2, 23.
1:21.2	This is Deep State Radio, coming to you direct from our super secret studio in the third sub-basement of the Ministry of Snark in Washington, D.C.,
1:32.3	and from other undisclosed locations across America and around the world.
1:39.5	Hello and welcome to the latest edition of DSR's Words Matter.
1:46.3	I'm David Rothkoff, and I am joined this week as every week, but especially importantly this week by Norm Ornstein, who is probably
1:54.4	the best person we could talk to about the upcoming celebration of Independence Day, because when Yorm was a young professor in his class, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
2:06.6	people didn't, don't know this.
2:08.6	But Norm taught the founding fathers what they put into the Constitution.
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