Today we had the pleasure of talking with Alexander Marriott, history professor and author, about today’s dismal political situation in America. He offers the listener his keen insight. Join us for a great hour!Call-to-Action: After you have listened to this episode, add your $0.02 (two cents) to the conversation, by joining (for free)&nbsp;<a href="https://secular-foxhole.haaartland.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Secular Foxhole Town Hall</a>. Feel free to introduce yourself to the other members, discuss the different episodes, give us constructive feedback, or check out the virtual room, Speakers' Corner, and step up on the digital soapbox. Welcome to our new place in cyberspace!Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:<ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/alexander.marriott/posts/pfbid0TbxXGLD9EEErdZrQfPVVqUcWrcKDmoJPNcfpFgYrDnBdsLwpDoUmES1mgkG6u1cYl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alexander Marriott's post on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Benjamin Franklin</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_one-hundred-dollar_bill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">United States one-hundred-dollar bill</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_experiment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kite experiment</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catiline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Catiline</a></li><li><a href="https://capitalismmagazine.com/2004/06/iranian-nuclear-program-will-israel-save-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iranian Nuclear Program: Will Israel Save Us? - Capitalism Magazine, June 4, 2003</a></li><li><a href="https://capitalismmagazine.com/2003/01/republic-democracy-whats-the-difference/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Republic? Democracy? What's the Difference? - Capitalism, January 4, 2003</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Smith_(philosopher)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tara Smith (philosopher)</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/AVM_Author" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alexander Marriott on Twitter (X)</a></li><li><a href="https://johnlocke1984.wordpress.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alexander Marriott's website</a></li></ul> Episode 99 (51 minutes) was recorded at 2200 Central European Time, on June 21, 2025, with&nbsp;Alitu's recording feature. 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