In this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. David discusses how he hopes Americans can find a future where we rediscover how much there is to be proud of in the American experience and offers a comparison to another turbulent time in American history: the Compromise of 1850.
Then, David is joined by The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, to discuss the impending celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of independence and whether the ideas in that document still ring true in the Trump era.
Finally, David ends the episode with a discussion of “City on a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism” by Abram Van Engen and the origins of the phrase “a shining city on a hill.”
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00:00 Introduction
00:48 Anniversary Fiasco
02:06 Compromise of 1850
07:45 Jeffrey Goldberg
09:10 The Atlantic & The American Idea
14:43 Nonpartisan Yet Principled
18:13 Against Illiberalism
20:10 Reclaim Patriotism
26:06 1970s vs Now
28:52 Congress Stops Working
32:24 White House Aesthetics
36:33 How Democracy Fails
47:01 City on a Hill