# What the Declaration of Independence still teaches us | Jay Lapeyre & Lawson Bader

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Podcast: [Defending Ideas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805)
Published: 2026-06-02T11:50:02+00:00
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## Resource

As America marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, an important question remains: what do the nation’s founding principles have to say about the challenges we face today? On this episode of Defending Ideas, host Nic Dunn is joined by Jay Lapeyre , co-founder of the Free Society Coalition, and Lawson Bader , president and CEO of DonorsTrust, to discuss the enduring ideas that shaped the American experiment. Their conversation explores individual dignity, natural rights, constitutional self-government, and how a renewed focus on America’s founding principles could help reduce political division and strengthen civic culture for the next 250 years. Show notes: Free Society Coalition: The Philadelphia Declaration Defending Ideas is a weekly podcast produced by Sutherland Institute. On this show, we are committed to renewing the principles of common sense conservatism, making you a better champion of sound ideas. Visit defendingideas.org.

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