# Ep 2. THE PESSIMIST: JOHN ADAMS

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Published: 2026-07-04T14:00:00+00:00
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In the age of trial-by-mob, collapsing institutions, and a culture that confuses virtue with social media posts, John Adams delivers the diagnosis no American wants to hear: no constitution can save a people who have lost their character. When institutions begin to fail, virtue is the only thing left standing between liberty and tyranny. Adams forces us to answer the question we may least want to address on our 250th birthday: what kind of people have we become? - - - Today's Sponsor: Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/shapiro - - - Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://dwplus.watch/BenShapiroMemberExclusive - - - DailyWire+: Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe 📲 Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. 🎆 Celebrate Independence Day with a DailyWire+ membership! 🇺🇸 Our 4th of July SALE offers 3-Months of DailyWire+ for $17.76 📜 📰 Follow me on the Daily Wire app or DailyWire.com to read my daily articles and receive my Friday newsletter. 📘 My book "Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics)" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/LionsandScavengers 👕 Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://dwplus.shop/BenShapiroMerch - - - Socials: YouTube — https://youtube.com/@BenShapiro Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/officialbenshapiro Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/officialbenshapiro Snapchat — https://www.snapchat.com/officialbenshapiro TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@real.benshapiro X — https://twitter.com/benshapiro - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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