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Today’s TRP guest is the eminent First Amendment legal scholar, Dr. Vincent Phillip Munoz, Ph.D.. He is the Tocqueville Associate Professor of Political Science (and Law at the Law School) at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

Dr. Munoz is the author of such books as “God and The Founders: Madison, Washington, and Jefferson” (Cambridge University Press), editor (with my dissertation Chair Ralph Rossum) of “American Constitutional Law vol. 1 The Structure of Government” and “American Constitutional Law vol. 2 The Bill of Rights and Subsequent Amendments” (Routledge), “Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court” (Roman and Littlefield), and his latest published by the University of Chicago Press, and the subject of our time together, “Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses” .

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The Republican Professor is a pro-getting-a-handle-on-the-Bill-of-Rights, pro-understanding-correctly-the-First-Amendment-religion-clauses podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Phil Munoz of Notre Dame !

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Our guest today on TRP Podcast YT Episode 113 is children’s author Connor Boyack, creator of the Tuttle Twins series (4 million sold as of the date of the recording). The series aims to give kids a sound education in basic economics in order to prepare them for living well as adults.

These tools of insulation against the harms and fallacies of collectivism are unique and popular among home-based education experts such as TRP guest from TY Episode 41 (April 29, 2022, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DDmQTYwXTI&t=2601s), Mrs. Jessica Wilkinson. Jessica has read either all or nearly all of the Tuttle Twins material and was kind enough to guest co-host this episode with me since prior to Connor’s people reaching out to me, I had no idea who he was. Usually I like to prepare very well for a guest but Jessica was my safety net today, and as you’ll see, she adds tremendous value to this episode.

This was a real pleasure and and honor to spend this time with these great people. Makes me proud and hopeful for the future.

The Republican Professor is a pro-equipping-the-home-based-education-experts, pro-teaching-kids-well, pro-insulating-children-from-fallacies-of-collectivism podcast.

Therefore, welcome Connor Boyack, creator of the Tuttle Twins material and Mrs. Jessica Wilkinson, home-based education expert !

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Our guest today is Dr. Joshua Rasmussen (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame), a professor in the Philosophy Department at Azusa Pacific University in Lost Angeles County, California. He is the author of “Defending The Correspondence Theory of Truth” published by Cambridge University Press (2014).

You may also be interested in checking out one of his videos he did on the subject here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y5cftds7-8 and an article he wrote about truth for Routledge here : https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/truth-correspondence-theory-of/v-2

Josh and I are teaching colleagues at APU in different departments — the first we’ve had on TRP Podcast. He’s someone I’ve known for 20 years as we went through our Masters’ in Philosophy together at Biola University, which is also in Lost Angeles County.

Josh has an warm, dynamic personality which tends to attract anyone he meets to the discipline of Philosophy in a way that inspires confidence and unlocks curiosity and potential.

The Republican Professor is a pro-teaching-Philosophy-well, pro-getting-the-truth-about-Truth, pro-long-friendships podcast.

Therefore, welcome Dr. Josh Rasmussen, Ph.D., of Azusa Pacific University, theorizer and teacher of truth.

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I had a great time with Jer Rivera, someone I’ve known since Colorow Elementary School (named after a Ute Indian Chief who had been born Comanche) in Jefferson, County, Littleton, Colorado, our home state and home town . Jer and I reconnected when I was in the Navy in Hawai’i, where I lived and went to college for 4 years while active duty in the Navy. Jer was also in college at the time at HPU after a stint in Boulder. I ran into him Fall 1995 on a Friday night at Hope Chapel Kaneohe. It was a short drive for him living in Lanikai, a longer drive for me living near Wahiawa, on the Wheeler Army Airfield between Schofield Barracks and Mililani.

Jer went back to the Catholic faith of his youth later after several years in Protestant ministry as an adult. Ten years ago, he founded Little j Marketing Company based in Englewood, Colorado. He does brand creation and management. Inspired by the deep well of his historic, Christian faith, Mr. Rivera serves his clients with everything he’s got.

For more information, check out his website at https://www.thelittlej.com/

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Therefore, welcome Jeremy “Jer” Rivera !

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This blue collar worker has a Ph.D.
His name is Dr. John Ferrer, Ph.D., and he studied Logic, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Church History, Theology, Advanced Apologetics and some of the highest levels of academic Philosophy. He has an M.Div. under the Apologetics giant Dr. Norm Geisler (Ph.D., Philosophy, Loyola Chicago). He has advanced work as well in a Th.M. and Ph.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. (All my exes live in Arkansas, one state over).

The Republican Professor is a pro-Ph.D., pro-blue-collar , pro-Apologetics podcast.

Therefore, welcome Dr. John Ferrer, Ph.D., blue collar extraordinaire.

The Republican Professor Podcast is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D., who is also blue collar.

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Heather Allen is a Second Amendment activist and female firearms instructor originally from Orange County, California. She recently relocated to North Carolina.

Heather hosts a function called “Sips and the Second” which is geared toward firearms training outside of the range with a cup of coffee or tea with ladies and a firearm or fake firearm. They sit around a table and learn about the purpose and function of the weapon in a safe, emotionally supportive environment.

I really enjoyed my time with Heather Allen and you can follow her on Instagram @highcaliberoc .

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Therefore, welcome North Carolina’s Heather Allen !

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Strap in.

For Thanksgiving 2022 we are joined today by Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, JD, D.Phil. (Oxford, Rhodes Scholar), author of Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers published by Oxford University Press.

Dr. Dreisbach is professor of law and politics at American University in Washington, D.C. His law degree is from the University of Virginia. His book started out as a Sunday School class at his church over 20 years ago.

This book and this episode will blow you away.

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Dr. Douglas Groothuis is Professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary, where he has taught full time since 1993, when Dr. Gordon R. Lewis, Ph.D., Senior Professor of Christian Philosophy and Systematic Philosophy, retired. Dr. Lewis had been my high school mentor and later, my professor of Logic, History of Philosophy (Ancient and Medieval), as well as Method in Apologetic Reasoning. I also had Doug Groothuis as a professor. He taught me Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Philosophical Ethics.

Dr. Groothuis is the author of many books. His most recent is an object of conversation here. It’s called “Fire in the Streets: How You Can Confidently Respond to Culturally Incendiary Topics,” and you can find it at your local book dealer or on Amazon .

The book is an ambitious attempt to equip readers to understand the times of recent events and gain a sturdy footing in conversation with those who may have radically different understandings of these events.

Dr. Groothuis is an enormously valuable resource and I hope that you give him some time.

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Therefore, welcome my former philosophy professor at Denver Seminary, Dr. Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., author of “Fire in the Streets” !

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Dr. Mather teaches Constitutional Law, The American Founding, and American Political Institutions at Azusa Pacific University in Lost Angeles, California.

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We are joined by Dr. Chad Bogosian, Ph.D., a California Community College Professor. We discuss character development, virtue, and moral knowledge.

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I enjoyed my conversation with LCDR John Doyle, USN (ret.), at the time of the recording, a Defense Intelligence Agency contractor.

John and I deployed together back in the day and served in some of the same classified units. He was awarded the Air Medal for operations in the War on Terror and many other awards and citations. He started out his Navy career as an enlisted man, studying Chinese Mandarin language and culture (official Beijing accent Mandarin) 10 to 12 hours a day, going through all the training required for that .

Late in his career he developed a little bit of a speech impediment during his active service. Yet the impediment is not an indication of a lack of mental sharpness. I knew him before new speech cadence that he has now and to me he seems just as sharp as he was back then. It was good to reconnect.

The Republican Professor is a pro-Veteran’s-Day, pro-Navy podcast. Therefore, welcome Lt. Commander John Doyle, qualified in multiple warfare platforms, Air Medal awardee, United States Navy, retired.

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